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Volkswagen Microbus Concept Light Green Revell 1:18

Volkswagen Microbus Concept Light Green Revell 1:18
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Brand
Volkswagen
Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08444
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About the Volkswagen Microbus Concept Light Green Revell 1:18

TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast Volkswagen Microbus Concept in light green reproduces the retro-styled show car VW revealed at the 2001 Detroit auto show, a modern reinterpretation of the original Type 2 bus. It never reached production, making this diecast a rare record of a design idea VW would eventually revisit.

Long before the electric ID. Buzz reached showrooms, Volkswagen tested the same nostalgic idea with a concept that wore the split-window bus's spirit on modern underpinnings.

A Retro Concept Ahead of Its Production Successor

Volkswagen unveiled the Microbus Concept in 2001 as a deliberate throwback to the original Type 2, rounded front end, two-tone paint zones, and van-like proportions all borrowed from the 1950s original but rebuilt on then-current VW architecture. The concept generated real enthusiasm but never made it to production, a fate that made it something of a lost cause for over a decade until the fully electric ID. Buzz finally delivered on the same promise nearly twenty years later. That gap is exactly what makes this concept an interesting subject: a preview of an idea VW believed in long before it had the technology to build it properly.

Revell's Diecast Record of a Shelved Idea

Revell, a manufacturer whose diecast catalog leans heavily toward European and particularly German subjects, renders the concept's light green two-tone paintwork cleanly, with the rounded proportions reading true to the original show car. Diecast construction gives the piece a solid, toy-like charm that suits the concept's friendly design language. For a Volkswagen bus lineage display, or simply a collection of concept cars that took years to become reality, this piece tells a story most current-production replicas skip entirely.

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