Revell 00450 VW Kafer 1951/52 Model

Revell 00450 Kafer. The Revell Technik Volkswagen Beetle 1951/52 Model Kit in 1/16 scale from the plastic car models range accurately recreates the real life German compact car. This Revell Technik kit features extra parts to add lighting effects to the model This plastic car kit requires paint and glue to complete. Revell colours required: 4, 5, 7, 47, 89, 90, 91, 302, 314, 371, 374, 378. The VW Type 2 is without doubt one of the most important vehicles in motoring history. Very few cars have been built in such enormous numbers, have been exported to so many countries or are as well known as the Beetle. Ferdinand Porsche developed the fundamental technical and structural features of the Beetle back in 1934. The prototypes subsequently made were extensively tested and the details were improved until in 1938 the car was ready for series production. In 1938/39 the Volkswagen Works was set up near Fallersleben on the Mittelland Canal. The outbreak of war prevented the production of the civil version in what was