Neumann VW 1958 Black by Autocult
Make something out of nothing
Already since 1870, the sheet metal processing company of the Neumann
family existed in the village of Spremburg. Back in 1950 Spremburg belonged to
the former GDR (Eastern Germany). Fragments of VW and Mercedes parts filled the
factory yard, as well as other components which dated back to the 1930s. Among
them was also a VW Kuebelwagen, built in 1943. Wilhelm Neumann had collected it
as scrap in 1947 and brought it to the factory premises. The chassis and the
axles of exactly this car served as the basis for a unique passenger car in
1955.
Wilhelm Neumann’s two sons, 20-year-old Erhard and his 23-year-old
brother Manfred, dreamed of making their own car. The design was set by Erhard
Neumann, who put his idea on paper and then initially molded the future vehicle
in scale 1:10. He spent hundreds of hours with this preparatory work until
everything met his expectations. After the two brothers were satisfied with the
design, it was time to make the individual parts in their original size from
sheet metal. A special feature was the extraordinary rear window, which was
formed as a extra part of Plexiglas. The technology of Neumann’s Volkswagen was
adapted from the existing individual parts. For example, the steering column
once came from the production of the Wolfsburg plant. Rear lights, indicators
and headlights were originally designed for a 311 Wartburg and finally a 30
hp-strong VW engine with transmission served as rear-wheel drive. After the
sheet metal parts of the car were covered with black nitro lacquer, the
nameless design weighed exactly 880 kg.
With the East German registration ZF 47-11, the black painted passenger
car caused numerous astonished faces on the streets of the GDR from 1958.
Description: | Neumann VW 1958 Black |
Catalogue#: | ATC06048 |
Product Type: | Resincast |
Scale: | 1:43 |
Event: | Road, Concept Cars |
Colour: | Black |
Drivers: | - |
Sponsors: | - |
Dates: | 1958 |
Race/Position: | - |
Release Date: | November 2021 |
Weight: | 450 grams |
Comments: | Limited edition of 333 pieces |
About Autocult
A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.