 Peltzer died in 1981 at the age of 78 (February 5, 1903 - November 20, 1981).Some collectors consider this to be the end of a golden era, leaving behind an era of many less expensive and unique stylized models - while a new era began of the mass production of expensive models in fewer liveries.In 1984, Wiking was sold to the Sieper Lüdenscheid, known as Siku model cars.