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Van of the Day : March 13, 2015; Siku 1990 VW T-4
Topic Started: Mar 12 2015, 10:02 PM (778 Views)
craftymore
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Siku's 1990 VW T-4 is the van for today.

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The Volkswagen Transporter T4 (marketed in North America as the Volkswagen Eurovan) is a van produced by German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles between 1990 and 2003, succeeding the Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) and superseded by the Transporter T5.


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Introduced in 1990, the T4 was the first in a line of Volkswagen Transporters to have a front-mounted, water-cooled engine. Prompted by the success of similar moves with their passenger cars, Volkswagen had toyed in the late 1970s with the idea of replacing their air-cooled, rear-engined Type 2 vans with a front-engined, water-cooled design. The reasons for deciding in 1980 to instead introduce a new rear-engined Type 2 (T3)/Vanagon are unclear. Thus, the introduction of a front-engined layout was delayed until the arrival of the T4.
Although its predecessors are also referred to casually as Transporters, the T4 is the first Volkswagen van to officially use the 'Transporter' title.

After a production run of nearly 14 years, T4 production ceased in 2003, making it second only to the T1 for length of production in its home market.


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Dean-o-mite
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I have quite a few of these Siku vans in my collection, but I don't recall one with an antenna on the roof like that. That is a neat variation!
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Very nice variation of the T4 ;)
Edited by carcollector, Mar 13 2015, 04:56 AM.
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juantoo3
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I've somehow managed a couple of these as well, sans antenna. Bosch power tools are all over mine.
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poorvanner
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*In Memory Of*
Maybe the antenna broke off? I think this version only came with the antenna.
This one is a good one. I have a light yellow and a darker yellow of this.
14 in all.
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This is the one I was talking about, don't think it ever had an antenna...
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Stampede
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Nice model, indeed! The antenna on the roof catches my eye too, but the whole model looks to be well done, as with many Sikus.
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chris.p
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It's a radio detector van. A peilwagon goes round checking for correct radio emission levels from transmitters.

Siku have made a number of these over the years.

Nice to see the T4 featured as the van of the day. We had a T25 aka wedge) and now a
T5 camper.

This is a nice model, and like all Sikus, well finished and suited to life in a play box!

Chris
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poorvanner
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juantoo3
Mar 14 2015, 12:32 AM
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This is the one I was talking about, don't think it ever had an antenna...

Oops, nope not that one.
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pjedsel
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The antenna on these Siku models can break very easily - simply because of its rooftop location. I had a VW Golf with basically the same livery and it managed to lose a piece of the antenna. These are neat models and a neat theme offered by Siku.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
OMG. I love this casting, and have never seen one.
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Harvestman
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chris.p
Mar 14 2015, 05:31 PM
It's a radio detector van. A peilwagon goes round checking for correct radio emission levels from transmitters.
Very interesting choice of livery on Siku's part...
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