Schuco Book "VW Käfer - Toys becoming collection rarities"

About the book:
A must for every toy collector and lover of VW Beetle cars!

The book contains rare VW Beetle models from various manufacturers such as Arnold, Estrela, Fischer, Günthermann, Herbart, Huki, Jato, Niedermeier, Nomura Toy, Prämeta, Seidel, Steha or Wüco as well as many never before shown vehicles and prototypes from Arnold, JNF, Hausser, Kellermann, Prämeta, Schröder, Schuco and fair models from the 1950s that never went into production in Germany. The book provides an overview of VW Beetle toy production from 1938 to the 1970s. All the models and boxes photographed are original and come from the author's possession. The photographs are of extraordinary brilliance and were taken by Christian Gärtner, who published the magazine Spielzeug Antik from 1995 to 2000 and founded the meanwhile worlwide renowned auction house anticomondo in Cologne in 1999. This book is the documentation of a unique collection in outstanding quality and execution in large format. A must for every toy collector and lover of VW Beetle cars. All collection items are described in detail with information about the manufacturer and the special features of each model.

The collection contents models from Anguplas, Arnold, Asahi Corporation, Baier, Badai, Belco, Belgian Chewing Gum S.A., Bellmann & Co., Boco, BUB, Budgie, CIJ, CKO, Comando, Corgi Toys, De Gruyter, Detroit Senior, Diapet, Dinky Toys, Diring, Distler, Dressler, Dux, Eckert & Ziegler, EKO, Elm Toys, Estrela, Faller, Fischer, Fröha, Gama, Gamba Koor, Gifhorn Glasmanufaktur, Günthermann, Hauser, Herbart, Höfler, Hörndlein, Huki, Husky, Ingap, Jato, JGES, JNF, Kellermann, Klee, KO, Köra, Kovoddruzstvo Nachod, Lego, Lemeco, Lion-Car, Lira, Lorenz, Magneto-Werk, Majorette, Märklin, Marusan, Masudaya-Modern Toys, Matchbox Series, Mebetoys, Mercury, Mignon, Model Car Assortment, Morestone, Morris & Stone London Ltd, MS - Michael Seidel, NBM Nürnberger Blechspielwaren, Neuhierl, Niedermeier, Nomura Toy, Norev, Noris, Pan, Paya, Plasticum, Polistil, Politoys, Prämeta, QMM, Rei, Reulein, RGG Rot-Gelb-Grün Verlag, Ribeirinho Plasticos Lda., Sabra, Sanz, Schröder, Schuco, Seidel, Siku, Skandinavisk Motor Co., Solido, Spot-on, SSS International, Steha, Stollwerck, Taiyo, Tekno, Tin Toy Car, Tipp & Co., T.P.S., Tru-Miniature, Tudor Rose, Twirl Town Toys, Volk, Volkswagen, Wari, Weber, Wiking, Wüco, Yonezawa Toys and many more unknown manufacturers. 

About the author:
JiJ Schroeder, born 1952, in Luxembourg. Since 1988 he has been collecting tin toys and through them he got to know the wonderful world of the VW Beetle. In the course of 26 years he built up his unique collection with a lot of passion. He always attached great importance to the perfect condition of the cars and the original boxes.

The book from the Battenberg publishing house weighs 2.3 kilos and is written bilingually (German and English).