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Set 40448 Vintage Car
LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO

Vintage Car

Set 40448 belongs to the LEGO Ideas range and depicts a small, classic-styled automobile in a retro design. With 189 pieces, two minifigures and a restrained palette of turquoise, grey and white, it reads more like a nostalgic collector's piece than a modern City vehicle.

Set number
40448
Year
2021
Pieces
189
Minifigures
2
Theme
LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO
Different parts
70
What can I build with it?

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Parts list 70

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Spare parts (11)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 2

Description

A vehicle with a retro look

Unlike the technically focused vehicles found in themes such as Technic or City, the Vintage Car goes for a rounded, nostalgic design reminiscent of early to mid-20th-century automobiles. Curved wings, large wheels and a narrow body define the silhouette, rather than aerodynamic lines or flashy modern details. As a LEGO Ideas set, the focus sits less on play action and more on a lovingly detailed collector's model that works well as a small display piece on a shelf. That restraint around play features sets the Vintage Car apart from more action-oriented vehicle sets in other themes, giving it a calmer place on the shelf instead. Anyone drawn to that quieter style of collector model will find similar small vehicles recurring across the wider LEGO Ideas range, well away from the big licensed themes.

Colour choices and shaping

Dark turquoise forms the striking base colour of the bodywork, complemented by light bluish grey for details such as bumpers and trim, along with white and black for the tyres and smaller accents. That calm but unusual colour combination stands out clearly from the bold primary colours of typical LEGO vehicles, reinforcing the model's nostalgic character. At 189 pieces and 70 unique parts, the build stays compact, but the specialised curved pieces give it more shape variety than the piece count alone suggests. The curved wings in particular call for different building techniques than the mostly rectangular vehicle shapes found in City or Technic.

Figures and the parts list

Two minifigures come with the set, suiting the relaxed, outing-style character of the model, whether that's a short drive or a stop for photographs. The full parts list on this page details all 70 elements and their colours, useful if you want to reuse the distinctive turquoise and grey pieces for your own retro vehicles or other collector-style builds beyond this set, such as a small line-up of classic cars. The set also works well as a starting point for your own modifications in the same nostalgic style.

FAQ

Is the Vintage Car a play set or a collector's model?
It leans towards a small collector's model with a calm retro design, rather than the action-oriented features of typical play vehicles.
What era is the car meant to represent?
Its rounded shape with large wings and a narrow body draws on classic automobiles from the early to mid-20th century, without recreating one specific real vehicle.
How many minifigures are included?
Two minifigures come with the set, fitting a relaxed outing-style scene built around the car.

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