Our friend is definitely enjoying his '65 VW Notchback!
One Cool California Ride!
Gotta give it to Don for keeping our favorite Type 3 sano clean!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Successor to the the KG
Karmann cars series
VW was in need of a successor to the Karmann Ghia.
They wanted the formula right, as a previous attempt,
was not to their usual expectation.
The formula was such that it must be; like the 1st KG,
An Italian designed 2+2 body,
Power/Drivetrain/Platform by VW,
Built by Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück, Germany.
The result was the VW Scirocco.
Designed by Giugiaro of Ital Design.
Mechanicals from the 1974 VW Golf
And built by Karmann.
The outcome is the most successful VW coupe, of which
800,000 units were sold. A true worthy heir to the KG.
My Paul Model Art 1/43 of the 1976 VW Scirocco.
Single wipers, quad-lamps, front air dam = 70’s sporty
BTW, Honda copied this to make the 1st gen Accord!
Love that wedge look, which is signature Guigiaro design.
Sporty VW OEM wheels are beautiful on this coupe.
My brother has the 1:1 of it.
Regarding PMA’s formula = detail is always done right!
In typical early watercooled VW, exhaust tailpipe
is angled. You got to give it to PMA for accurateness!
Delineation
VW was in need of a successor to the Karmann Ghia.
They wanted the formula right, as a previous attempt,
was not to their usual expectation.
The formula was such that it must be; like the 1st KG,
An Italian designed 2+2 body,
Power/Drivetrain/Platform by VW,
Built by Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück, Germany.
The result was the VW Scirocco.
Designed by Giugiaro of Ital Design.
Mechanicals from the 1974 VW Golf
And built by Karmann.
The outcome is the most successful VW coupe, of which
800,000 units were sold. A true worthy heir to the KG.
My Paul Model Art 1/43 of the 1976 VW Scirocco.
Single wipers, quad-lamps, front air dam = 70’s sporty
BTW, Honda copied this to make the 1st gen Accord!
Love that wedge look, which is signature Guigiaro design.
Sporty VW OEM wheels are beautiful on this coupe.
My brother has the 1:1 of it.
Regarding PMA’s formula = detail is always done right!
In typical early watercooled VW, exhaust tailpipe
is angled. You got to give it to PMA for accurateness!
Delineation
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Scirocco MK1 in 3”
Old-skool waterwagens series
The VW Scirocco has been one of my favorites since high school.
In fact, I remember making a drawing of it on illustration board.
That wedge shape and sloping hatch is my teenage desire.
To top it all of, VW made some tasty ads showing how,
desirable and competitive this baby was. They made me lust for it!
On small scale, the 3” version is on the hard to find category.
It’s not an oft modeled in small scale as opposed to larger ones.
Delighted to have this version by Yatming of HongKong.
It’s old-skool in every sense of the word….
back in the old days when they make them loaded with charisma.
The VW Scirocco has been one of my favorites since high school.
In fact, I remember making a drawing of it on illustration board.
That wedge shape and sloping hatch is my teenage desire.
To top it all of, VW made some tasty ads showing how,
desirable and competitive this baby was. They made me lust for it!
On small scale, the 3” version is on the hard to find category.
It’s not an oft modeled in small scale as opposed to larger ones.
Delighted to have this version by Yatming of HongKong.
It’s old-skool in every sense of the word….
back in the old days when they make them loaded with charisma.
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