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sb001
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That doesn't look like Price Is Right's stage to me, nor an outfit that one of Barker's Beauties would wear-- more like Sale of the Century. I find it hard to believe PIR ever gave away an aircooled.
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Click this link and skip forward to around 7:45 (or just watch it all). Oh watch the girl at 19 seconds in!!
http://youtu.be/WZtQ2NwqeiE |
What a bunch of cheapskates. 
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Another one from 10/19/73. Skip forward to 18:45 to see it.
http://youtu.be/0-ClRfcxxIY
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Click this link and skip forward to around 7:45 (or just watch it all). Oh watch the girl at 19 seconds in!!
http://youtu.be/WZtQ2NwqeiE |
1973 Super Beetle.. ?
 Um.... The Price is Right... but the year of the car is wrong... Thats no 73 US Super Beetle. 
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fifty8
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1973 Super Beetle.. ?
Um.... The Price is Right... but the year of the car is wrong... Thats no 73 US Super Beetle.
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curved windshield, elephants feet tail lamps, pre energy absorbing bumpers, what is wrong about it?
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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1973 Super Beetle.. ?
Um.... The Price is Right... but the year of the car is wrong... Thats no 73 US Super Beetle.
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curved windshield, elephants feet tail lamps, pre energy absorbing bumpers, what is wrong about it? |
A 1973 Super Beetle in the US has the BIG FAT curved windshield.. thats the 71-72 style.. lightly curved style..
Now re-looking at the hood.. I dont even think its a Super at all....
Maybe more like a 73 Beetle.. That would make more sense..
Im sure its just a announcement mistake by Johnny....but its still a mistake.
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Yellow one is a '73 Standard Beetle, Orange is a Super Beetle.
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Only Super beetles had curved windsheilds and that started in 1973. They were not lightly curved in 71 or 72 they were flat as a standard beetle's is. This is definitely a 1973 super beetle. I agree word for word with what fifty8 said. He is right. 
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Yes they were lightly curved in 71-72, same as all 1965 and newer German bugs. Still looked about flat but it wasn't.
That side view of the orange Beetle is deceptive. To me it looks like a Standard as well. But if you actually watch the video and see it from a different angle it's quite obviously a big-front-window 73 Super, they even talk about the bigger windshield in the spiel.
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1971 and 1972 Super Beetles used the 65 and newer Beetle Windshield for those 2 years only. The glass has a very slight bow/curve
For the US 1964 and older windshields are perfectly flat.
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| fifty8 wrote: |
Click this link and skip forward to around 7:45 (or just watch it all). Oh watch the girl at 19 seconds in!!
http://youtu.be/WZtQ2NwqeiE |
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Now pay attention everyone... 
The video I referenced is above.. and the screen shot is below..
The car is YELLOW..(not orange) Johnny announced a 1973 SUPER BEETLE..
Even describes the right car....but,
Nope........ wrong.. (Insert PIR looser Do do dado.. here...)
and yes... ^ it is slightly bowed/curved.. not perfectly flat.
If you have one... got put a straight edge across the glass and you will see.
For the US....1965 and Newer Beetle and 71 and 72 Super Beetle use the same windshield.
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| Yellow one is a '73 Standard Beetle, Orange is a Super Beetle. |
Yep.. I think some got confused and assumed.... I was referring to the orange car...
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| They gave away one Thing, and offered a couple of late Bays in showcases. |
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| My guess would be they probably used American cars only due to who sponsored the show. |
Show started in 1972. I could go through the list of cars offered in the showcase, but the first time a VW came across was;
(9/5/1974) 5 Pricetags, Race Game, Double Prices, a VW bus offered in the showcase. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| My guess would be they probably used American cars only due to who sponsored the show. |
Show started in 1972. I could go through the list of cars offered in the showcase, but the first time a VW came across was;
(9/5/1974) 5 Pricetags, Race Game, Double Prices, a VW bus offered in the showcase. |
Response to my post from 2010. 
Now that I think about again, I'm sure they took whatever they could get for the show.
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| Don't have a clue what's going on with the audio on this You-Tube video but there was a 1972 Beetle won in this Price Is Right. You can't see the car until almost the end of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFXd9vJ0FB8 |
My guess is that the uploader was trying to be cute/clever(notice how comments are disabled). |
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| They gave away one Thing, and offered a couple of late Bays in showcases. |
You are correct and to atone for my mistake earlier in this thread I will add this episode from 1976 where they feature a bay in the showcase (skip to 57:20 to see it)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: Classic VWs on The Price is Right |
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Not to admit how old I am; But;
When I was a young Lad; I watched them give away a BMW Isetta.
I have always loved small cars and always wanted an Isetta.
I think thats what got me into VW bugs 7 or 8 years later. (My first car)
For you young whippersnappers; Steve Urkle had an Isetta. |
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That doesn't look like Price Is Right's stage to me, nor an outfit that one of Barker's Beauties would wear-- more like Sale of the Century. I find it hard to believe PIR ever gave away an aircooled.
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Click this link and skip forward to around 7:45 (or just watch it all). Oh watch the girl at 19 seconds in!!
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What a bunch of cheapskates. |
I had to watch it. She won the Super Beetle, but she should have kept the Phospho Rust remover ,; she’ll need it.
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