Look What The Mail Man Brought!
Look what I found in the mail box last week… It’s the ultra rare TRANSART KdF brochure ( 1 2 ). The same as mentioned in the Kdf Collectables post. Inside there are transparent pages with phantom views of the KdF wagen. This brochure was an insert in the ‘Motor Schau’ magazine published in March 1939. No, I didn’t won it on eBay but it was a present for my birthday from my lovely wife. She found it on a local eBay like internet site and knew I was looking for one so she purchased it immediately. Can you imagine the look on my face when I opened the envelope? 
It’s definitely a nice addition to my VW literature collection, thanks to my wife…
1943 KdF Beetle
KdF Collectables
I had not much luck in winning these items that were recently auctioned on eBay. The first one is a 20 page KdF brochure ( 1 2 3 ) printed by TRANSART AG, a company in Berlin. The front cover of this brochure has an embossed image of a KdF Wagen in front of the KdF swastika in a cog wheel emblem. I’ve seen this brochure several times on eBay but never had the chance to purchase one.
The second item is a rare user manual for the VW Schwimmwagen type 166 ( 1 2 ). This manual has 48 pages and is dated March 1943. It appears to be in very good condition.
The last item, also in super condition and from the same selller, is a user manual for the VW Kübelwagen type 82 ( 1 2 ). This one is dated September 1940. Almost 70 years old and it still looks like new! Very nice collectables and still high on my literature wish list.
1938 Prototype?
An interesting topic is going on on TheSamba.com about a car found in Lithuania in the summer of 2008. Severe butchering has been done to the car although it still has some very unique details (for instance the rear decklid) which could make it a pre-war VW prototype but is it? That’s the question we all like to know. Will it be restored? Who knows… It will be a real challenge to get this car restored to its former glory. At least I’m going to follow this thread for sure and if it turns out to be a real prototype it would be the rarest find ever!