My ex-wife has a neat little Hot Wheels Vanagon camper with a roof that pops
straight up.  Think she got it from a collector/dealer at a flea market.  If
anyone wants to know the silly name that they gave it, I can give her a
call.

Scott

>I hate to interrupt this thread about quality workmanship during the
holocaust
>(ain't that an ironic thought in itself), but I was curious about Vanagon
or
>Type Two (in general) toys. I know there was that Revell Plastic Kit of a
>camper, but I see lots of metal Beetle toys from the street-vendors here in
>Manhattan, and was wondering if any toy maker (Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky, etc)
>ever made a "bus" toy that would roll and the doors opened or something
(metal
>toy preferred).
>
>My computer monitor is adorned with a black 1966 Beetle (made in china)
that I
>picked up for $5, and it needs a Type Two friend. If I'm desperate, I'm
going
>to hit up FAO Schwartz in the next 3 weeks, and see if they carry anything.
>
>Just wondering if anyone had leads onto this subject.
>
>Thanks!
>Brian Cirulnick
>
>
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