Volkswagen
434 Volkswagen Kombi
December 1962 - 1966
Always in pale pea green and darker pea green, with suspension and free spinning shaped wheels. LHD.
Several vans, a pick-up truck and breakdown trucks were also issued at around this time - see the Commercial section for more information about these.
A Military Personnel Carrier based on the Kombi was also issued in 1965. See the Military section for details.
239 Volkswagen 1500 Karman Ghia
February 1963 - 1968
Available in several colours:
red
cream
gold with a yellow interior
gold with a red interior
The car had opening bonnet and rear engine compartment, with a clear lifting engine cover. There were also two small suitcases and a spare wheel.
256 VW 1200 East Africa Safari
December 1965 - 1968
This model could be steered from the spare wheel on the roof. Very detailed, with opening bonnet and rear engine compartment, mudguards and bright metal bumpers.
Available in red-orange with jewelled headlamps and a baby rhino in the box too.
This can be found in both RHD and LHD form.
492 VW 1200 European Police Car
May 1966 - 1970
The East Africa Safari model revised as a German Police car.
Export versions for a Dutch police version exist in all white finish.
373 VW 1200 Police Car
September 1970 - 1976
You almost need a catalogue just for this model! This is the Whizzwheels edition of 492.
White | black bonnet panels | POLICE in black on white on doors | pepperpot wheels
White | black bonnet panels | POLICE in black on white on doors | four crowns wheels
White | black bonnet panels | POLICE in white on blue on doors | four crowns wheels
White | black bonnet panels | POLICE in white on blue on doors | six point star wheels
White | white sides | POLITIE sticker on bonnet | blue badge on doors | pepperpot wheels
White | white sides | POLITIE sticker on bonnet | blue badge on doors | four crowns wheels
Green | white roof | POLITZEI sticker white on black on bonnet | 18 on roof | four crowns wheels
Green | green roof | POLITZEI sticker in red on white on sides | six point star wheels
White | pale green sides | POLITZEI sticker black on white on bonnet | four crowns wheels
Nothing now opens, nor is there any steering or mudflaps.
The first edition shown has a driver but the rest do not.
383 VW 1200 Saloon
September 1970 - 1971
This is a simple saloon version.
Available in three types:
'Flower Power' design red on a dark green chassis
orange with white interior, white bumpers, base
orange with white interior, silver bumpers, base
orange with red interior
The Flower Power edition had 'pepper pot' wheels at the beginning, changed to 'four crowns' style later and the latter style is what is seen on all the plain orange examples.
There may also be an orange model with white interior and a black base. One example has been seen but it has not yet been confirmed as an original issue.
383 VW 1200 ADAC
November 1971 - 1973 (assumed)
The same catalogue number appears to have also been allocated to an export model, understood to have been issued in 1971.
A yellow edition with white roof and ADAC stickers for the Swiss market.
This has the four crown' style wheel.
383 VW 1200 Swiss PTT Edition
January 1972 - 1974 (assumed)
This was another export edition with the same 383 catalogue number and hard to find now.
It is the same VW1200 as appears in many, many guises, here in a thick yellow paint with red interior and a black chassis.
Late editions are known with a white chassis.
The wheels are usually the 'four crowns' type.
400 and 401 VW 1300 Driving School Car
April 1974 - 1975 (400)
July 1975 - 1977 (401)
Issued in April 1974 and re-designated as a VW1300 (although also known with VW1200 on the base!), the steering system returns, being operated from a bizarre steering wheel protruding from the roof.
Available in bright metallic blue with gold cast wheels or, more unusually, silver cast wheels.
The same car was re-issued in July 1975 in a bigger diorama style box together with a set of 24 bollards and allocated catalogue no. 401.
Also issued in Germany with German text on the stickers.
384 VW 1200 Rally Edition
October 1977 - 1978
The very last Corgi made in 1:43 (during the era covered by this catalogue) was issued in October 1977. A strange release, being two years after the previous car in this scale and with all other models then in the larger 1:36 scale.
This is, to all intents and purposes a 383 model in blue with a white interior and chassis, and a stripe on the roof and sides. The wheels are the familiar 'four crown' variety and this has also been seen with the 'six point star' design too but not the more realistic styles then current.
