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Plus there is Dinky 144 which is a cream Notch with an opening boot and a little suitcase that goes in there. More on the red fastback - it also comes on a little roadway diorama with a clear cover. Corgi made a 343 model same size with opening boot and bonnet. My 2c S ----- Original Message ----- From: "john r" <vwfasty@yahoo.com> To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 5:28 AM Subject: Re: [T3] model kits of the notchy kind? > Bernard Seront > serontb@free.fr wrote: > > >Tekno (from Denmark) made a VW 1500 sedan in the > >sixties, available at > >least in beige and in red. This one goes for more > >than 100 euros in good shape. This is a "must have"; > >quality, in my opinion, is better than the > >famous "Dinky Toys". By the way there's no type 3's > >from Dinky Toy (only a t14). > > Dinky 163, is a 1600 TL Fastback from the late 60's. > Red with opening hood, doors, and trunk. In the trunk > is a clear engine lid, and a chrome engine with some > detail. It is the nicest 1:43 I own. It also has nice > jewel headlights, and the nicest pressed metal wheels > compared to my Marklin blue squareback or the Vistesse > Notch with ragtop (these are OK, with body color rims > and plastic chrome hubcaps with vw logo), or the > plastic norev fastback (which has pretty warped > plastic body). I also have a Scala Squareback that > has Matchbox type 'superfast' wheels but is 1:43 scale > (as all of these are). > > I do not have a minichamps, since they are available > retail. I have tried to stay with the older cars. I > suppose I should, as someday they will be also. I > would like to see them do a 1:18 Fastback. That might > convince me to buy in. That notch sure looks nice! > > -John > 69 Fastbacks x2 > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/02 ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/