Tuesday, February 16, 2010

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTi BY DIAPET YONEZAWA big and heavy 1:28 scale

I am finally back in Japan after a 20 day mini vacation in the US and in Manila.  February has been a very busy month for me because of my daughter's 5th bday celebration, our 7th year wedding anniversary, a week in the US and constant events and happenings in the month of LOVE :)


First thing i did back here in Japan was sleep.  I missed my bed here in my hotel and and kinda liked the solitude after 3 weeks of rumble and tumble in MNL.  After a 4 hour nap, I took my winter gear and headed straight to the vintage toy store.  I was keen on buying the Lambo Countach Eidai Grip but the color was yellow....and here I am buying a yellow Volswagen.


I saw this rare Volkswagen Golf and I immediately fell in love with it, i have a lot of Tomica Dandy VWs but I never had a chance to see a vintage Japan made VW Golf!  I remembered Komenda when I saw this cool VW.


I brought my point and shoot cam and here are some pics i took in the bathroom :)




I hope you guys like it!









Thank you for visiting! as always, comments and inquiries are always welcome.


Brian

14 comments:

  1. Hey Brian, this is cool, I mean the Diapet Golf GTi, the front of the car looks really nice.

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  2. Congratulations on your latest haul, Brian! That 1/28 Scale Diapet Golf is real sharp! Coincidentally, Eidai Grip also came out with a 1/28 scale first generation Golf in the very late seventies, If my memory serves me right, the Eidai/Grip Golf was available in yellow too.

    This appears to be the only Diapet model in 1/28 scale. While there are several 1/30 scale Diapets such as the Galants, the Cedrics, the Crowns, the Celsiors, the Land Cruisers, the Fairlady Zs and other popular Japanese vehicles (and of course there was the 1/25 scale Diapet Colt Mirage), I never knew that Diapet would come out with a 1/28 scale car, and a non-Japanese one, at that!

    I presume that Yonezawa's decision to render the VW Golf in 1/28 scale was brought about by the popularity of competitor Eidai/Grip's 1/28 scale cars, such as the first generation Fairlady Z, the Porsche 911/930 Turbo/935 Martini, the Lotus Esprit, the Celica Liftback, the Lancia Stratos, and other landmark rides. What we may never know for sure is which came first: the Diapet 1/28 Golf or the Eidai/Grip 1/28 Golf! But since Eidai Grip was out of the diecast modelcar business by 1983, the somewhat-large-scale diecast modelcar market was given back to Yonezawa on a silver platter.

    Truth be told, the nifty features and details, the hefty feel and the wonderful old-world charm of honest-to-goodness made-in-Japan classic and vintage toy cars that make them favorites of collectors worldwide! Kudos to you, Brian, for spreading the good news: JAPANESE OLD SCHOOL DIECAST MODELCARS ROCK THE PLANET! Cheers!

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  3. wow! nice vw golf u got there! its sure is a catch!

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  4. Thanks Gogo Tomica! This Diapet is really really nice

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  5. Hey Frank! thanks for visiting the site and salamat for the brief background on Diapets and Eidai Grips.

    Both of us are vintage nuts and I enjoy hanging out at your place talking about everything vintage and classic.

    See you in a few days and I'll drop off your Merc Octopussy 007 Edition.

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  6. nice find!! that yellow golf GTI looks cool!

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  7. Hi Brian, totally awesome VW GTi by Diapet!
    I can't stop drooling, Now I need a new keyboard :-)
    That one is verrrrry high on my want list!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Daniel, this baby is indeed cool :) thanks for dropping by.

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  9. Komenda, when I saw this VW i knew you'd like it. This VWs new residence will be Manila by tonight. I'll be hand carrying it home later.

    Salamat!

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  10. Thanks Prawnking! I saw your blog and I saw that you guys went to Tokyo Disneyland! Cool!

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  11. Really well done for the blog.these are so sweet and pretty!
    VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Melbourne

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