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{{casting|name=Volkswagen|series=[[1974 Hot Wheels]]|number=7620|years=1974 - 1975, 1980|designer=[[Ira Gilford]]|image=Striped_bug.jpg}}
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{{casting|name=Volkswagen|series=[[Flying Colors]]|number=7620|years=1974 - 1975, 1980|designer=[[Ira Gilford]]
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[[Harry Bradley]]
   
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(Custom Volkswagen)
   
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[[Larry Wood]]
==Description==
 
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(Volkswagen)
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|image=Striped_bug.jpg}}
   
   
 
=='''Description'''==
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The '74 '''Volkswagen''' was given a new lease, it is a major Re-casting of the [[Custom Volkswagen]] US body.Though you can see in the 1974 catalog it is a Hong Kong body.
   
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The striped tampo variation was very short lived, it seems that the lining up of the tampo presented a challenge. Thus it was changed to the bug on the roof. I have never seen a capped redline wheel version. Issued in bright enamel orange, it was never seen again til the Wisconsin Toy Company Promotion in 1980.
==Versions==
 
   
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The '''Volkswagen''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions, not to be mistaken by [[Larry Wood]]'s Model of the 1989 Version [[VW Bug]]:
 
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[[File:1974_car_VW.jpg|right|300px]]
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<br clear="all"/>
 
=='''Versions'''==
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The '''Volkswagen''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions, :
   
 
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{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Col #'''
 
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Toy #'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''cast#'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
 
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|[[1974]]
|7620
 
 
|[[1974 Hot Wheels|Flying Colors]]
|1974
 
|[[1974 Flying Colors]]
 
 
|Orange
 
|Orange
|Black,White and Yellow Sripes on Top
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|Black,White and Yellow Stripes on Top
 
|Metal
 
|Metal
 
|Blue Tint
 
|Blue Tint
 
|Black
 
|Black
 
|Red Lines
 
|Red Lines
 
|7620
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|Hong Kong
 
|Hong Kong
 
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|Changed due to Tampo difficulty
 
|[[File:Striped_bug.jpg|left|80px]]
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|[[File:Striped_bug.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1974]]
|7620
 
 
|[[1974 Hot Wheels|Flying Colors]]
|1974
 
|[[1974 Flying Colors]]
 
 
|Orange
 
|Orange
 
|Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof
 
|Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof
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|Black
 
|Black
 
|Red Lines
 
|Red Lines
 
|7620
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|Hong Kong
 
|Hong Kong
 
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|[[File:1974_bug_on_roof_Volkswagen.jpg|left|80px]]
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|[[File:1974_bug_on_roof_Volkswagen.jpg|75px]]
 
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|[[1975]]
|7620
 
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|[[Herfy's Promotion]]
|1974
 
|[[1974 Flying Colors]]
 
 
|Orange
 
|Orange
 
|Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof "herfy's" on side
 
|Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof "herfy's" on side
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|Black
 
|Black
 
|Red Lines
 
|Red Lines
 
|7620
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|Hong Kong
 
|Hong Kong
 
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|[[File:IMG 9646.jpg|75px]]
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|[[1980]]
|7620
 
|1980
 
 
|Wisconsin Toy Co.
 
|Wisconsin Toy Co.
 
|Orange
 
|Orange
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|Black
 
|Black
 
|Red Lines
 
|Red Lines
 
|7620
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|Hong Kong
 
|Hong Kong
|Came in baggie with header card
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|baggie with header card
|[[Image:Volkswagen.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:CustomVW_wisctoy.JPG|75px]]
 
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|}
   
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=='''Similar Casting and Names'''==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkswagen}}<gallery>
 
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'''1968 Spectraflame'''
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[[File:Us_blue_VW.jpg|Left |200px|link=Custom Volkswagen]]
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'''[[Custom Volkswagen|Custom Volkswagen (1968)]] '''
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'''1989 Regular Line-up'''
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[[File:VW_Bug_AGENTAIR_1.jpg|Left |200px|link=VW Bug]]
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'''[[VW Bug|VW Bug (1989)]] '''
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=='''Gallery'''==
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<gallery navigation="true">
 
CustomVW wisctoy.JPG
 
CustomVW wisctoy.JPG
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Volkswagen.jpg
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Volkswagen 6 pack 2011.jpg|Volkswagen 6 pack 2011
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20151214_210548.jpg|Wisconsin Toy Company Hotwheels VW Bug in Baggy|link=AGGY
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IMG_9645.jpg|Herfy's Promotion
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkswagen}}
 
[[Category:1974 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:1974 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:Ira Gilford Designs]]
 
[[Category:Ira Gilford Designs]]
 
[[Category:Volkswagen Group Cars]]
 
[[Category:Volkswagen Group Cars]]
 
[[Category:Volkswagen Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Volkswagen Vehicles]]
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[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:German Cars]]
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[[Category:Volkswagen Beetle]]
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[[Category:Herfy's Promotion]]
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[[Category:Compact cars]]

Revision as of 05:14, 27 October 2019


Description

The '74 Volkswagen was given a new lease, it is a major Re-casting of the Custom Volkswagen US body.Though you can see in the 1974 catalog it is a Hong Kong body.

The striped tampo variation was very short lived, it seems that the lining up of the tampo presented a challenge. Thus it was changed to the bug on the roof. I have never seen a capped redline wheel version. Issued in bright enamel orange, it was never seen again til the Wisconsin Toy Company Promotion in 1980.


1974 car VW


Versions

The Volkswagen has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions, :

Year Series Color Tampo Base Color Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type cast# Country Notes / Variations Photo
1974 Flying Colors Orange Black,White and Yellow Stripes on Top Metal Blue Tint Black Red Lines 7620 Hong Kong Striped bug
1974 Flying Colors Orange Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof Metal Blue Tint Black Red Lines 7620 Hong Kong 1974 bug on roof Volkswagen
1975 Herfy's Promotion Orange Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof "herfy's" on side Metal Blue Tint Black Red Lines 7620 Hong Kong IMG 9646
1980 Wisconsin Toy Co. Orange Yellow, Black, and Green bug on roof Black Plastic Blue Tint Black Red Lines 7620 Hong Kong baggie with header card CustomVW wisctoy

Similar Casting and Names

1968 Spectraflame

Left

Custom Volkswagen (1968)

1989 Regular Line-up

Left

VW Bug (1989)

Gallery