File it Mignon
Aug 20, 2021
3 minutes
Words and photos Bob Gilmore
“the lithograph design was not that of a Volkswagen, but a generic car of the period”
This remote control Oval Window VW was produced by R. & W. Link from Schwenningen, Germany, under the brand name Mignon. Link bought the Mignon name and trademark in 1951 from the Staiger Company, and started producing toys with cable steering, but it didn’t last past the end of the decade.
The company R.&W. Link / Mignon stopped›advertising at the end of
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