Playmobil Rolls Out Classic Volkswagen

Volkswagen T1 Camper Van | Source: Playmobil

Update: 9/08/2020 – More details on this collaboration have been revealed.

Playmobil and Volkswagen (VW) have entered into a new licensing agreement for an iconic ride.

The Playmobil VW Volkswagen T1 Camper Van will arrive at retail in January. The famed German toymaker took to Facebook and Twitter for the reveal, which followed a few days of teasing a VW collaboration that had been hidden under a black sheet mimicking real auto show reveals.

https://www.facebook.com/PlaymobilUSA/posts/10157816076703657

VW vans have been known by several names, including the Microbus and “hippie vans” over the years.

The full specs on the Playmobil edition have yet to be revealed, but with the VW and Back to the Future licenses secured, the tantalizing possibility of a light blue VW Type 2 Van for Doc Brown’s adversaries in the Playmobil Back to the Future collection looms.

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