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Car of the Day : March 24, 2013; Tomica '73 Volkswagen Type 2 T2 Kombi Microbus
Topic Started: Mar 23 2013, 11:05 PM (495 Views)
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Today's van of the day is from mentalpower’s collection, and is Tomica's 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 T2 Kombi Microbus.


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The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially, depending on body type as the Transporter, Kombi and Microbus, and informally as the Bus (US) or Camper (UK), is a panel van introduced in 1950 by German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model - following and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.



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This car is back from my childhood days... back then I used to add my own paper-made plates to all cars (in this case TM-10 means that is the tenth Tomica in my collection). There are some painted details (the silver rim and black tire on the roof, the darkened air intakes, the rear lights, the whitened top half of the left side door) that are not original but painted by myself.... more than 20 years ago!



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In late 1967, the second generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) was introduced. It was built in Germany until 1979. In Mexico, the Volkswagen Combi and Panel were produced from 1970 to 1994. This second-generation Type 2 lost its distinctive split front windshield, and was slightly larger and considerably heavier than its predecessor. Its common nicknames are Breadloaf and Bay-window. At 1.6 L and 47 hp, the engine was also slightly larger. The new model also did away with the swing axle rear suspension and transfer boxes previously used to raise ride height. Instead, half-shaft axles fitted with constant velocity joints raised ride height without the wild changes in camber of the Beetle-based swing axle suspension. The updated Bus transaxle is usually sought after by off-road racers using air-cooled Volkswagen components.



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As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adopting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration. European competition included the 1960s FF layout Renault Estafette and the FR layout Ford Transit. The FF layout Citroen H Van though, pre-dated the VW by three years. As of January 2010, updated versions of the Type 2 remain in production in international markets - as a passenger van, as a cargo van, and as a pickup truck. Autocar magazine has announced the T2 will cease production on December 31 2013, due to the introduction of more stringent safety regulations in Brazil.



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Awesome!
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pjedsel
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Wow! A nice looking Tomica Microbus - really like the roof top accesories!
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Dean-o-mite
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This is an awesome casting! And the added detailing make this particular one even better than any factory-mint version out there. It is still only the first day of the week, but I can say that this one has a very strong chance of getting my vote at the end of the week!
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Rickardo
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thats is not a 1967, should be 1973+
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Rickardo
Mar 24 2013, 04:32 PM
thats is not a 1967, should be 1973+
Corrected. Thanks!
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
This one is pushing for my vote....so far.
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The All Original Gentleman
This is too cool!

Did not know it existed!
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