
Volkswagen Export Sedan Beryl Green Maisto 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Manufacturer
- Maisto
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 31820
- Year
- 1951
- Era
- 1950s
- 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 Export Sedan Beryl Green Maisto 1:18
TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Volkswagen Export Sedan reproduces the 1951 higher-trim Beetle variant in Beryl Green, from the era of split and small oval rear windows. An entry-tier build for collectors tracing Volkswagen's earliest postwar production years.
Long before the Beetle became a global cultural fixture, cars like this Export Sedan were simply Volkswagen's better-equipped option, and this Beryl Green Maisto casting honors that modest origin.
What This Early-Era Diecast Captures
The zinc alloy body gives the small sedan a solid feel in hand, and Maisto's entry-tier construction keeps the rounded, bulbous early Beetle shape accurate in stance and proportion, which matters most on a subject defined almost entirely by its silhouette. Beryl Green is applied with even, consistent coverage, a color choice that suits the period well since Volkswagen's earliest export colors tended toward muted, practical tones rather than bright statement shades. Panel gaps sit at the wider end typical of this price tier, and the interior is simplified, both standard trade-offs that do not undercut the model's core value: getting the rounded fenders, split or small rear window, and low running boards visually correct. Those details are what separate an early Beetle from later, more heavily revised versions, and this casting gets them right.
Why the Export Trim Matters to Early VW History
The Export Sedan designation marked Volkswagen's higher-specification trim aimed at markets outside Germany, distinguished from the more austere Standard model by additional chrome trim and equipment as the company began building its international sales base in the early 1950s. That expansion effort eventually made the Beetle one of the best-selling cars in automotive history, and this Export version represents an early chapter in that growth, well before the car became a countercultural symbol in later decades. For a collector building an early Volkswagen chronology, this piece anchors that story near its true beginning, at a price that makes early exploration of the marque's history easy to justify.














