Printed 16 April 2024

Volkswagen Kombi Breakdown Truck

Database Item Name:

Brand:

Corgi Toys

Series:

Corgi Toys 1956-1984

Released:

1968

Discontinued:

1968

Production Status:

Standard

Scale:

1/43

Reference #:

490

HDBID:

206961

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Current Owner: AndrewHill

A very well looked after one-owner car with a nice original box. This is the beige edition with shaped wheels and red, right hand drive interior. It is in absolutely brilliant original condition! Everything is as issued, including the hard-to-replace small type of hook (most replacements are wrong!) It has the chevron band at the rear but no side decals. The grey plastic tow hook is in place and not bent down as many are. The lid closes firmly on the tool box and the wheels are bright and shiny with good suspension. The box is complete and in bright condition. It has signs of being crushed with some creases and some tape residue at one end. A really nice example of a hard to find original boxed edition.

About this Collectible

Item Condition:

Excellent

Packaging Condition:

Good

Condition Notes:

This is quite a scarce version of the first edition VW Breakdown Truck in a strange colour that is a cross between avocado and, well, I’m not sure what really. It has cast spoke-effect wheels and there aren’t many of those around on this colour model.

Unfortunately this one is missing the red plastic and chrome piece that fills the rear section. The suspension is also poor and there’s no hook. I could fix the hook and wire and even find a replacement tool box etc but there’s not much I can do about the suspension. Because it is so unusual, though, I can’t risk repairing it as then the wheels could have been swapped and it would no longer be an original example of the version.

So it’s for sale at a modest price. It does actually look fine on display as you can see from the photos, the paintwork really being quite unmarked and the windows and wheels are good.

There is a later one with a Corgi logo and painted white, making an appearance with a trailer in various Racing sets.

Original/Restored:

Original

Collectible ID:

HDBC200414

Current Owner: AndrewHill