WIKING treats the Tempo Matador to an upgrade

  • Seasoned engravers came through for WIKING
  • Originalrolled off the belt at Vidal & Sohn's Tempo plant

Sometimes a model exudes both beauty and authenticity – WIKING has used all their model-making prowess to grace the June delivery with a supremely accurate Tempo Matador. Crafted from new moulds, the Tempo Matador quickly became a favourite among WIKING fans, which is why they are now being rewarded with a true-to-the-original miniature. After receiving repeated requests for the tarps which commonly covered the Matador flatbeds in the fifties, WIKING is now happy to accommodate their customers with the launch of a flatbed with a tarp adorned in the colours of the Knaack & Co. transport company - made possible by detailed engravings: Seemingly reflecting real life, the surfaces are also showing a realistic fall of the folds, augmenting the authenticity of the model even further. The same holds true for the towing eyes, which in the closed versions boast exceptionally intricate details.

Small and swift – the Matador evolved into an automotive classic

Produced between 1949 and 1952, the prototype quickly became a main driver of Germany’s reconstruction after the war. Petite, yet spry – this signature look with the basic cab still gives the Tempo Matador the appeal of a “silent hero” of the Economic Miracle. The Tempo Matador was highly valued because it was virtually predestined for typical transport tasks - and the version with the low-side bed was no exception. The thorough research they conducted let the traditional model makers realise the 1:87 miniature version with extraordinary richness in detail – allowing the tarp to fit in seamlessly with the historic model concept. Here, too, WIKING was able to delve into its own history, as the Tempo Matador transport model first appeared as a wire axle with high-side flatbed, then with low-side flatbed as a roll axle. And of course, the 1:50 still illuminates the WIKING story today, having once been supplied as an industrial model for the Vidal & Sohn Tempo plant in Hamburg-Harburg. No question: Today, the Matador is considered a legend of a van because - in the post-war years - thousands of companies blazed their way into the Economic Miracle with the Tempo.

More Tempo-transporters in scale 1:87


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