>        I, know it's not VANAGON related but is VW and bus related so that's
>close enough !  I found a 1/33 scale model Samba at the Bay (Hudson's Bay
>Department Store for you non-Canucks) yesterday for $2.99 !  It's the same as
>the one on the cover of the new Volkswagen Camper & Commercial mag I was
>speaking of yesterday.  What a coincidence.  Just cruising through the Bay
>yesterday and in a pile of model cars displayed in the aisle I was cruisein'
>down there was this nice red Samba.  Whoa !  Stop and have a look see.  Say's
>RUFF N' TUFF Power Racer made by Maisto with pull back action, same as the
>models featured in issue 5 of VWC&C. Surprise !  So I look around and it's
>the only one.  Take it to the counter 'cauz I just gotta have it and the S.O
>is freakin' and the salesmiss rings it up at $2.99 !  It's on sale to boot !
>Well, that's about $.50 in US dollars so what a bargain !  Lucky me !  Now if
>I can just find a real life size Tristar for the same kinda bargain price
>I'll be havin' a Merry Christmas.

Well, I keep an eye out for VW van toys & models, but apart from Hot
Wheels Matchbox, this has been a bust. We get Maisto cars here, but
the VW vans are not being offered. Cost of these Maistos is about
$12.00.

I'm even advertising for them, but so far only one dreamer with a tin
Split for which he wanted "collectables" price. I'm not going to get
into that sort of thing.

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Andrew Grebneff
165 EvansSt, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Ph: 0064 (3) 473-8863 fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut
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