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Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:38 am

I was noticing on this old ad, the bumper guards are painted the same color as the body. Was that just a little artistic license, or did VW ever deliver any buses with this embellishment? I am trying to decide if I like the effect or not.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:41 am

Another example. I think it's just artistic license.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:42 am

Artistic license.

Weird since the rest of Bus appers pretty accurate, except for no front door glass.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:24 am

///Mink wrote:

I think it looks cool on that blue commercial above. Not so sure if I like it on the red.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:34 pm

Here are a couple more:

Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:21 pm

This is disturbing to me as it ruins the aesthetic of the bumper. To be more crude, this would look stupid in person.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:47 pm

EverettB wrote: This is disturbing to me as it ruins the aesthetic of the bumper. To be more crude, this would look stupid in person.

Personally, overriders kind of ruin the aesthetic to me. I prefer the European style bumper.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:29 pm

Today those ads would have in small legal print: "Vehicle pictured is artist conception only. Actual vehicle may differ upon delivery. Price does not include tax, title, license, or dealer prep."

Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:13 pm

FlusteredBust wrote:

I was noticing on this old ad, the bumper guards are painted the same color as the body. Was that just a little artistic license, or did VW ever deliver any buses with this embellishment? I am trying to decide if I like the effect or not.

My guess is that they are just modified "European Spec" pics with overriders added by the artist later in order to "Americanize" the Buses. Note how long the trim is and that it looks like it's cut off by the bumper guard.
Also not on the Mango Bus above that it has an extra outline around where a semaphore slot would have been. Another odd detail that is unrelated is that the cargo door on the Mango Bus has no handle recess and the handle looks more like a Barndoor cargo door handle than any other handle.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:18 pm

House wrote: Here are a couple more:

Looking at the Mango Bus again it looks to me like the wheels are 16's with painted in slots to look like 15's, kind of like some of those Wolfsburg era '55 brochures where they funkdafied a Barndoor to make it look a little newer by blending in a front roof overhang, slots in the wheels, and some had bullets painted onto them as well. Obviously artists were asked to modify old pics to show those differences.