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15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:16 pm
by mike
Hi Nick and RW friends.
I once heard, there is 15d Volkswagen
with green hubcaps.
Is it real or a myth?
Nick's website I see a picture of 15d
green color marks on the hubcaps.
Please for more information.
Thank you Mike & Nico
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:37 pm
by Brad Pittiful
what i think...its just the chrome plate stuff wearing off and you can see the green plastic which is what the hub was made of...and i dont know of the VW 1500 saloon had hub caps like the mustang and VW 1600tl and the rolls royce did...i think the 15 VW 1500 saloon only had hubs
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:24 pm
by matchboxkiwi
I'd agree with Brad about the plating coming off which your photo clearly shows or quite likely being missed altogether like the missed foiling of the mag wheels on some of the superfast models.
It certainly was never issued with green hubs like the MB 18 Field Car or MB 61 Alvis Stewart. There is however no reason there couldn't have been a trial model with green hubs as red hubs were given to MB 41 Jaguar and Ford GT.
Cheers, Steve
Matchboxkiwi
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:34 pm
by mike
Thank you Dan and Steve for the information.
But I found this model in my collection.
Long overlooked, but found today.
Cheers Mike
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:31 pm
by fixer
I agree with Dan it's just the finish coating coming off
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:46 pm
by nickjones
I still have that VW pictured on my site, It is the bare green plastic showing where the chrome plate has worn off.
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:00 am
by SMS88
Lesney liked to use green (later black) plastic for plated parts because the colour made it easy to see if the plating was covering correctly. Baseplates on RW Leyland Ergo trucks, engines in Opel Diplomats as well as hubs on all models that have them can be found made of green plastic. Wonder how long it will be before we find a faker stripping off plating to see green hubs RWs???
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:22 pm
by mike
Brad Pittiful wrote:what i think...its just the chrome plate stuff wearing off and you can see the green plastic which is what the hub was made of...and i dont know of the VW 1500 saloon had hub caps like the mustang and VW 1600tl and the rolls royce did...i think the 15 VW 1500 saloon only had hubs
Thank you Brad.
Yeah, right, that's hubs. Sorry
Re: 15d Volkswagen hubcaps?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:23 pm
by mike
nickjones wrote:I still have that VW pictured on my site, It is the bare green plastic showing where the chrome plate has worn off.
Thank you Nick. I am pleased.
You've confirmed it.
