
Volkswagen Beetle Blue Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 23124646
- Year
- 1961
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Volkswagen Beetle Blue Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Volkswagen Beetle carries a Blue finish and reproduces the 1961 air-cooled sedan, with opening doors, hood and trunk. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. One of the best-selling car shapes in automotive history.
Few shapes are as instantly recognizable as the classic Beetle's rounded fenders and sloped rear, and this Blue example captures that silhouette in a form built to be handled rather than admired from a distance only.
Bburago's Accessible Diecast Build
The zinc alloy body gives this compact sedan a solid weight that suits its rounded, substantial-looking fenders, and the doors, hood and trunk all open to reveal the simple, upright dashboard and rear-mounted engine layout that defined the air-cooled Beetle for decades. Panels settle rather than drop once released. At this accessible price point, tolerances run a touch looser than premium diecast, with slightly wider panel gaps and an approximate rather than factory-matched blue, trade-offs that make sense given the value this tier delivers. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage; the casting itself carries no separate condition note, so it is worth a direct look on arrival.
The Beetle's Place as a Global Icon
Volkswagen kept the Beetle in continuous production for decades with only incremental changes, making it one of the best-selling and longest-running car designs of the twentieth century. This 1961 example dates from the model's classic period, before later cosmetic updates, and its rear-engine, air-cooled layout was already well established as the car's defining engineering trait.
An Entry Point for a Vintage Collection
This model works as an affordable anchor for a vintage or Volkswagen-themed shelf, and it pairs naturally with a New Beetle to trace the shape's decades-long design lineage.














