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| Car of the Day: August 25, 2015; Y.T.G.F. '98 Volkswagen New Beetle | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 25 2015, 02:55 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Y.T.G.F.'s 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Volkswagen New Beetle ![]() ![]() Similar in scale to the Siku New Beetle, the Y.T.G.F. model would be too large for some collectors, and with the wide assortment of New Beetles available in small scale, it would be easy to omit the Y.T.G.F., but I was drawn to the police graphics and the light bar. Y.T.G.F. has also issued their New Beetle in civilian form, sans light bar and in solid colors. They feature rubber-like tires and pull-back motors. ![]()
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| pjedsel | Aug 25 2015, 10:04 AM Post #2 |
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Wow! First time I have seen this one and I want one! So I now add a Y.T.G.F. VW New Beetle Police Car to my every growing want list. It is a great looking black and white unit. What type of store did you find it at, Dean?
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 25 2015, 01:26 PM Post #3 |
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I actually got a selection of Y.T.G.F. models (TGIF?!?) from a seller on eBay from China last year. I've not seen them in any stores, unfortunately. Mine all arrived loose, so I imagine they were likely sold in those open display boxes, similar to Kinsmart, but that's just a guess. |
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| pjedsel | Aug 25 2015, 03:25 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks Dean. I was guessing they were sold loose but thought maybe at little gift shops or wherever those displays show up. |
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| cody6268 | Aug 25 2015, 07:32 PM Post #5 |
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Is it 1/64? I'm familiar with a similar 1/64 piece by Kinsmart. Looks great! One I'll probably have to track down! |
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| pjedsel | Aug 25 2015, 09:54 PM Post #6 |
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Dean noted in the description that it was closer in size to the Siku VW which would make it around 1/55th scale so just a bit larger than 1/64th but in my book still in the 3 inch range.
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 26 2015, 01:08 AM Post #7 |
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John is correct. It is about 1/55, and would dwarf the smaller Kinsmart New Beetle. |
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Wow! First time I have seen this one and I want one! So I now add a Y.T.G.F. VW New Beetle Police Car to my every growing want list. It is a great looking black and white unit. What type of store did you find it at, Dean?
Dean noted in the description that it was closer in size to the Siku VW which would make it around 1/55th scale so just a bit larger than 1/64th but in my book still in the 3 inch range.
2:34 PM Jul 11