Wednesday, 23 December 2020

The Lego VW garage

VW garage with Beetles and other VWs
The VW garage was another early building kit to accompany the range of H0 scale cars. Featuring the same colour scheme as the VW dealer pavilion, it makes a nice companion to that building as well.

My example is built from contemporary cellulose acetate parts, with the exception of the small white plates underneath. These aren't part of the original design, but were added to have the garage match the height of the dealer pavilion.

Lego VW garage with two Beetles and two traffic signs
The garage came in a boxed set with a pair of VW Beetles (long version) and a pair of traffic signs as shown above - a stop sign and a parking sign. I don't know if the cars came in specific colours or not. The box lid shows a parked silver one plus another of indistinct colour inside.

Lego VW garage rear view
The sides of the garage have the same small windows as the dealer pavilion has; the rear has a pair of transparent bricks. 

Below is the garage as illustrated in the 1958 folder, Belgian edition. 90 francs would buy a dozen loaves of bread back then. Building instructions for the garage are easily found on the internet.
Lego VW garage in 1958 folder

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