Few automobiles are as recognizable or iconic as the Volkswagen Käfer or Beetle. This was Ferdinand Porsche"s answer to the 1933 Nazi Party directive to develop a low cost "People"s Car" for Germany "s working class. By 1937, the completed design was slated for production in a factory built in Wolfs burg . The war however halted production almost before it had begun and the Beetle was morphed into a light weight military transporter known as the Kübelwagen. After the war, the Wolfs burg factory, under British control, was given their first order to produce 20,000 Beetles. Ultimately 20,000,000 of these cars would be produced. Sun Star has produced a fine replica of the earliest cabriolet model of the Beetle in 1/12 scale comprised of over 400 individual parts. To my mind, this is Sun Star"s most ambitious and successful replica to date. Securely fixed to a Styrofoam clamshell, the model comes with all the accessories of the original including hubcaps (magnetically retained), a comprehensive tool kit that fits within the spare wheel, and a jack and lug wrench set for removing the wheels. There is a booklet that tells the history and the features of the Beetle illustrated with old file photos and illustrations from the original promotional booklet. Scale: 1:12 Material: METAL/PVC Packaging: BOX