dodge5522 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yes I am looking for a vw kit my wife wants to build a herbie out of it any ideas or leads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Here ya go. This is a pretty nice kit too. Snaps together nicely. Not current, but easily found on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge5522 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Ok thanks I will check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Realize that the actual Love Bug (Herbie) began life as Walt Disney's daily driver--a 1963 VW Beetle--and no model company has ever kitted that model year of Volkswagen, as far I've been able to determine. The Polar Lights VW is a '66, and makes a reasonable facsimile--but there are a few minor detail differences in the body shell.Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Art, wasn't the old IMC VW kit a '63? I built one many years ago, and it had the smaller back window that the Bugs would have had through '64(?). That's one of the very few styling cues I can tell from VW's back then from one particular model year to the next. Other than that, they all look the same to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Art the Polar Lights kit is a pre '66 Beetle as it has the smaller windscreen. Compare the lower windscreen area where the wipers are with the Tamiya Beetle that is a '66 model. Incidentally I own a 1:1 1966 Beetle. This is my Polar Lights kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge5522 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Ok thank u for all the info I am looking at some 66 that would make a close car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcraigford Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) Art, wasn't the old IMC VW kit a '63? I built one many years ago, and it had the smaller back window that the Bugs would have had through '64(?). That's one of the very few styling cues I can tell from VW's back then from one particular model year to the next. Other than that, they all look the same to me! Here is a rough summary of exterior changes the Beetle went through. '38-'52: Split rear window. '53-'57: Oval rear window, fender mounted turn signals added in '55, overrider bumpers introduced on US cars in '56. '58-'64: Rectangular rear window, windshield enlarged, turn signals moved to top of fenders, taillights enlarged in '62, license plate lamp changed in '64. '65-'67: All windows enlarged, upright headlamps introduced on US cars in '67 (euro cars had the sloped headlamps for one more year). '68-Up: Larger rectangular bumpers, shortened hood and decklid, external gas filler door added. Edited September 27, 2016 by lilcraigford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge5522 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Alright that's for all the info I want to get as close as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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