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Rome
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YouTube video 2023 Mexican Carrera Panamericana road rally, "Carrera Panamericana un video diferente 2023". At the team's repair shop, the grey oval-window Beetle was another entrant being repaired from a front end accident.
In better lighting:
The same Ghia, and another out on the route. Note the engine air intake along the side of the body, behind the door. |
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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YouTube video "Chevrolet vs Foreign Cars- the Bug and the Beetle 1970s".
Ghia Coupe in traffic, German public service program "Wer abbiegen will" (1963, translated "Who wants to turn off to the left").
Lowlight Ghia Coupe from the same German video-
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:15 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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VW Buggy use in a 1970 Sid and Marty Krofft fantasy show For kids. The Bugaloos.
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it's now for sale in the uk - asking £30,000 
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1684846
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Emily's Owner
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Boy Swallows Universe, Episode 2 (Boy Gets Chop)
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:04 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Type 4 sightings:
Brown 412 Wagon, South African movie "Nicolene" (1978).
Dark green 411 Wagon in background, movie "Hopscotch" (1980).
From the German program "Der 7. Sinn: Mehr Sicherheit wird Pflicht, part 3/3" (1976; translated The 7th sense: More safety becomes mandatory). Early 411 sedan in traffic. Left car turning off is an NSU Ro80.  |
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:28 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Kuebelwagen in the popular US TV comedy show "Hogan's Heroes". Theme was the adventures of captured Allied air corps in a WW2 German prisoner of war camp, constantly outwitting the German staff.
At Col. Klink's office building, Season 6 Episode 18 "To Russia without love" (1971).
At the entry gate of the PoW camp Stalag 13- S5E6 "The Kommandant dies at dawn" (1969). "Stalag" is an abbreviation of the longer word "Stammlager", meaning main camp.
On the road near Stalag 13- S2E12 "Will the real Adolf please stand up" (1966). |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:48 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Rome wrote: |
| "Stalag" is an abbreviation of the longer word "Stammlager", meaning main camp. |
I sure do learn something new every day !!!
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:18 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Brazilian Bay camper in TV ad for Spectrum mobile.
Splittie windows and clamshell doors, but Bay front, so I am guessing Brazilian.
First pic shows it as 1989, but since it has a "555" phone number it's bogus.
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:52 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Kuebelwagen in 1968 movie "Snow treasure".
Rare view of the Kuebel's inner roof and structure, though the rear window is much larger than usually seen in period photos. |
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Rome
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Popular 1970's TV show "CHiPs" Season 4 Episode 8 "Wheels of Justice" (1980).
Silver-blue '67 Coupe parked, "T.J. Hooker" S2E21 "Payday Pirates" (1983).
Lowlight Ghia Coupe driving, YT German driving video "Munich 1957 Bad driving habits".
From the same YT video. The small car in front of the Ghia is a Glas Goggomobil (sunroof!).
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Another VW Buggy used in a Sid and Marty Krofft fantasy show For kids. Wonderbug.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:06 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Silver Bradley GT parked on a Los Angeles street, 1970's TV show "Police woman" season 2.
Brown late Beetle Karmann cabrio with gold ATS rims, German crime drama TV show (PBS, with English subtitles) "Luna and Sophie" S2E5 "The suicide tree" (2021). The two Brandenburg, Germany police detectives are at the Beetle owned by a person of interest in a crime.
Composite photo of early '60's yellow Ghia Coupe parked along the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway (US Rt 1) near Malibu, California. Episode "The stalking of Joey Marr" season 1 (1974). Actor Monte Markham sitting next to main character Sgt Pepper Anderson (Angie Dickinson). |
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:37 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Type 4 sightings:
Red 411 Wagon, TV Mystery Movie "McMillan and Wife" episode "Requiem for a bride" season 5, ep. 2, 1975. Show takes place in San Francisco, California.
Silver-blue 412 Wagon in background, "McMillan and wife", "Downshift to Danger" S4E1 1974. Police Commissioner McMillan (Rock Hudson) is driving his wife Sally's (Susan St. James) MG.
Beige/pale yellow 411 Wagon in Cologne, Germany- YouTube travel video "Koeln 1978 Autofahrt Zoobruecke" (Cologne 1978 car drive zoo bridge). |
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Rome
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Green two-toned Karmann Beetle cabrio, YouTube video of the European car rally "Coupe des Alpes 1956".
Red '74+ Karmann Beetle cabrio parked behind a beige early Bay window bus, TV show "The streets of San Francisco" season 5.
Yellow late Karmann Beetle cabrio in right background, movie "Rosebud" (1975). Well known British actor Peter O'Toole driving.
Orange late Karmann Beetle cabrio, movie "Pretty in pink" (1986). Its driving directly in front of main character Molly Ringwald's parked pink lowlight Ghia Coupe. |
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finster
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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from 'the secret army' a bbc documentary about an american film maker allowed access inside the ira. some beetles to be seen on the streets and an unfortunate 412 variant which was used as a car bomb...
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Thanks for sparing us the ugly aftermath...
Some Beetle Karmann Cabrios:
Yellow '73 Cabrio parked, movie "Voices" (1979). Red Scirocco is a '76 (single windshield wiper; no black plastic front spoiler which started with the '77).
Ivory '68, German movie "Hurra, die Schule brennt- Der Luemmel von der ersten Bank, Teil 4" (1969, translated "Hurray, the school is burning- the rogue from the first row). Mega-popular Dutch boy singer Heintje is in the back seat next to the dog.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:29 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Movie "Annie Hall" (1977), with Diane Keaton and Woody Allen playing the characters Annie Hall and Alvy Singer. Hall drives her '74+ Beetle Karmann Cabrio "spiritedly" on South Street in Manhattan,
then parks in front of her apartment at 36 East 68th St.
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Yellow '68/'69 Ghia Coupe, TV movie "Columbo- Suitable for framing" S1E4 (1971). Main character police homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo (Peter Falk) is speaking with the actress Kim Hunter, well known as Zira in the "Planet of the Apes" movies.
Composite of pale yellow Ghia Coupe driving past Starsky's iconic red Ford Torino, TV show "Starsky & Hutch" season 2 episode 3 "Murder at sea" (1976).
Yellow '70/'71 Ghia Coupe, TV show "Highway to heaven" episode "The squeaky wheel" S5E7 (1989). Main characters Mark Gordon is speaking to Jonathan Smith (Victor French, Michael Landon). I blended together the front half and the rear half of the Ghia from 2 different screen shots as it was passing by in the background. |
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