Lego HO 1:87 scale cars
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Putting the trucks aside, we now turn our attention to the cars.
Built in the HO, 1:87 scale between 1958 and 1966 there were quite a lot of models made in a variety of colours. Probably the nicest touch is they were modelled on original full-sized motor vehicles.
Starting with the Volkswagen family:
HO Scale, VW Beetle (short version) - side view.
HO Scale, VW Beetle (short version) - side view.
HO Scale, VW Beetle (short version) - base plate with Lego logo.
HO Scale, VW Beetle (short version) - came in a variety of colours.
For more about the beetle HO range check out this page.
Another in the VW family of cars was the Karman Ghia. It must have been a favourite back in the day - our set had two black ones.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Karmann Ghia - rear view.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Karmann Ghia - rear view.
And the final 2 Voklswagon cars in our collection, the VW Van and VW Pickup.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Van.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Van - rear view.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Pickup - side view.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Pickup - front view.
Lego HO 1:87 scale VW Pickup - rear/side view.
Ford also got in on the 1960s Lego fun:
The Lego HO scale red Ford Taunus 17M.
The Lego HO scale red FFord Taunus 17M - rear view.
The Lego HO scale red Ford Taunus 17M - under carriage view.
A little worse for wear - the white Ford Taunus 17M.
Ford Taunus 17M - rear view.
Ford Taunus 17M - under carriage view.
And our favourite in the collection, the gun metal grey Mercedes Benz town car.
The Lego HO scale Mercedes Benz 220S.
The Lego HO scale Mercedes Benz220S - rear view.
The British Motor Corporation also made it into the set:
The Lego HO scale Morris 1100 - front view.
The Lego HO scale Morris 1100 - side view.
The Lego HO scale Morris 1100 - rear view.
POSTSCRIPT #1
In June 2017, we purchased the Mercedes Benz 190SL convertible.
HO scale Lego Mercedes Benz 190SL convertible in black, complete with the plastic 'garage'. It's in great condition so we're very happy with the purchase.
HO scale Lego Mercedes Benz 190SL convertible in black - side view
HO scale Lego Mercedes Benz 190SL convertiblein black - rear view
HO scale Lego Mercedes Benz 190SL convertiblein black - front view
This what it would have looked like brand new out of the box in 1962 (image courtesy: http://www.miniland.nl/)
POSTSCRIPT #2
In January, 2018 at Brickvention in Melbourne we were lucky enough to track down a Citroën DS19 on sale from a second-hand retailer, albeit in pretty average condition. We love them when they have obvious signs of wear - makes us wonder what lucky child played with them all those years ago...
HO scale Lego Citroën DS19 (white) - side view
HO scale Lego Citroën DS19 (white) - front view
HO scale Lego Citroën DS19 (white) - rear view
POSTSCRIPT #3
We'd love to complete our collection by acquiring all the available car models - we'll settle for one of each model, not one of each model in every colour. Selling for anywhere between US$20 to over US$1,000 per car that would be a very expensive exercise indeed... So we need:
Fiat 1800
Ford Taunus 17M Sedan
Jaguar "E" Type
Opel Kapitän (Kapitan)
Opel Rekord 58
Vauxhall Victor Estate
VW 1500
It gets a little trickier when it comes to the VW it gets a little more complex. Bricklink has over 25 different varieties of the VW Van. Given we have a post-1961 Van and a Pickup we might aim for a MiniVan and a pre-1961 Van...
The six different styles of the VW MiniVan. (Images courtesy http://www.miniland.nl/) - we have the blue and white one one in the collection.
The many styles of the VW Van (Images courtesy http://www.miniland.nl/)
VW Vans with logos, most of these are rare to extremely rare and accordingly very expensive. (Images courtesy http://www.miniland.nl/)
These are pre-1961 VW Vans without clear windows or windscreen. (Images courtesy http://www.miniland.nl/)
CONFIRMED IN THE COLLECTION:
1. Basic Building Set #040
2. Town Plan Set #810
3. Cars included as part of the Town Plan set #810 plus additional cars purchased individually
4. Trucks included as part of the Town Plan set #810 plus additional trucks purchased individually.
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