Lot 123:
Vitesse Die-cast Trabant Model Car Commemorating the Opening of the Berlin Wall
Description
A Vitesse die-cast model car of a Trabant 601, finished in lime green paint. The model features a detailed interior visible through clear plastic windows and black plastic wheels with hubcap detailing. It is presented in its original commemorative card display box, which features the German national colours of black, red, and gold. The interior of the box contains a photographic backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate with a celebratory crowd. A white card insert within the display is printed in red Fraktur-style script with the text Opening of the Berlin Wall 9 Nov. 1989 in German: Öffnung Der Berliner Mauer 9 Nov. 1989. The front and top of the box are printed with Trabant … DER TRABI. Both end flaps of the box feature a printed logo in black reading DER TRABI by VITESSE. One end flap further includes a printed emblem of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). A handwritten white adhesive price sticker reading £10 is present on the plastic window.
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