Model Details
Stahlberg vehicles were not kits, but pre-assembled promotional models. Available mainly through dealers in Europe and the U.S., models were produced from about 1965 to about 1990. Usually Stahlbergs were packaged in a clear plastic bag (poly-bagged), though later models did come in blue and white boxes.
Some standard Swedish models produced by Stahlberg were the Volvo 120-122 series (Amazon), 142 series, 164 series, 200 series, 700 series, and 66 / 300 series (DAFs). Saabs produced were 99s, 900 series, and 9000 series. Models were produced in 2-door, 4-door, and station wagon versions. Some models from earlier years are now getting rather hard to find, like the 244 sedan from the late 1960s which featured a bit better detail than later models and sort of knobby tread tires with white wheels and early style 'moon' center smooth silver hubcaps.
The most common scale of models was 1:22 (about 9 inches long), however 1:32 (about 5 inches long), 1:25, 1:18, and a larger 1:12 scale (about 18 inches long) were also produced.
Though Volvo and Saab were the most common Stahlberg clients, a perusal of eBay and other websites shows a few other vehicles were also contracted (Fintoys website). One example was the 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300 Touring (station wagon). Others were a Volkswagen Golf sedan, Saab Lancia Delta in rally and non-rally form, and a 1978 DAF Volvo 66 (DAF was a Dutch truck and car maker purchased by Volvo). Reportedly, there was also a Saab Sonnett, a few other Golfs, and some Toyotas, like the Corolla DX. The Saab 99 and 900 was also produced in police ("polis") versions and some of the Volvo wagons were made in ambulance/medical assistance versions with red crosses on their sides and hoods.
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