C4498 Volkswagen Beetle - Blue 66 Hornby Tiger and King Tiger

Tiger and King Tiger

The first batch was built in 1957 and the diesels were assigned to work from Devon's Road depot

the lightweight era

with metal strapping and centre drop-doors

these tank engines of the 2-6-2T variety were some of Churchward’s earliest designs and were the precursor for successful variations of one of the classes – numbered 51XX until 1949

C4498 Volkswagen Beetle - Blue 66 Hornby Tiger and King TigerExcept for one famous film star, the humble Beetle is not always thought of as the spriteliest of racing cars. But in some series, the little VW has proved to be quite the competitive proposition. Racing in the American Historic Trans AM series, this particular Beetle is just that! Humbling some much more powerful opposition, the little car is often mixing it in places where no Beetle is usually found!