VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc.

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Popular TV show "The six million dollar man", season 2 episode 18 from 1975 named "The E.S.P. Spy". Colonel Steve Austin (Lee Majors) is attacked by antagonists in a parking garage. The '67 Beetle Karmann Cabrio is innocently parked-

Austin is pushed against, and held down on the hood of the Beetle. He uses his bionic super-strength arms to pull the hood off the Beetle; a poorly lit shot shows how the hood hinges are broken off near the attachment flange. He whirls the hood around, knocking both guys down.

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Movie "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" (1965) with the black '55 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 from Dr. Goldfoot driving past the Beetle Karmann Cabrio.

Movie "Men at Work" (1990). Looks like a '68+ with earlier Euro style bumpers and small front blinkers.

From 2004:

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Blue Standard or Deluxe Splittie in right lane of the US 11 Harbor Freeway approaching downtown Los Angeles, YouTube video "1972 Southern California LA, Long Beach, ...".

Red Splittie Standard parked in front of a silver Porsche 356 Cabrio, German city Frankfurt. YouTube video "Frankfurt am Main 1954 & 1959".

Grey Spllttie dual cab pickup, TV show "American Restoration" at Bodie Stroud's shop, episode "Pony up" (2016).

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Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown."

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Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996)

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Composite shot of red Deluxe splittie bus in background, YouTube video "Speed Odyssey Can-Am" (2008). Documentary of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup race car series from 1966 thru 1974. This race was at the 1967 race at the Mosport circuit northeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The upper shot has the Roger Penske Racing's Lola T70 driven by Mark Donohue; lower shot is John Surtees's John Surtees Racing Lola T70. Full-length roof rack is a viewing platform for the bus' video film crew.

Green Splittie panel van, TV show "Mission: Impossible" season 1 episode 24 "The train" (1967). Takes place in a small fictitious European country.

Main character Willy Armitage (Peter Lupus) is next to the van.

Other main character Rollin Hand (Martin Landau) is about to get out of the right front door.

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3 blue Type 2 Splitties in a junkyard, German public service video "Der 7 Sinn- Die Unentbehrlichen" 1969. Translated The 7th sense- the essentials.

Green/grey Deluxe Splittie, YouTube video "A town in Germany Life in Stuttgart 1964". Though this scene is at a border crossing to East Germany, possibly in West Berlin, which is nearly a full day's drive from S'gart.

These 2 Splittie sightings are from the TV show "CHiPs" season 3 episode 13, 1979.

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spotted on the local news - a group using using a vw bus with a winch and trailer to clear the estuaries of wrecked/abandoned boats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rqj7jqlpro#:...al%20says.
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Same guy and Bus I recently saw on a BBC News program "Van life: Freedom on four wheels". He and the show host attempted to drive from GB to Wolfsburg but the bus did not even make it to the British coast... The engine broke down; appeared to be a watercooled VW transplant. I took several screen shots from that show which I'll prep and post here soon.

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Orange '71/'72 Beetle Karmann Cabrio driving, TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man" S3E9 "Bionic Criminal" 1975.

Yukon Yellow Cabrio stopping hard in street, TV movie "Snoop Sisters: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate" (1971).

White '68/'69 Cabrio parked, movie "Scarface" (1983).

Blue Super Beetle 1303 Cabrio, movie "Mr. Mean" (1977) who is seen in foreground, played by Fred Williamson.

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Mid 1970's TV show "Harry O" about private detective Harry Orwell (played by David Janssen). Filmed in San Diego, and later in Santa Monica-Malibu California. Season 1, episode 1 "Gertrude" (1974) Harry borrows the battered '62/'63 Beetle Cabrio from his client Gertrude, played by Julie Sommars (her VW connection: "Herbie goes to Monte Carlo (1977)).

Many other VWs are in the background among the various shots: Baja Beetle, Splittie bus, Splittie dual-cab pickup, early Bay bus.

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the repair shop - nsu support bus glimpsed in the background of an old photo of 50s bike racer bill doran

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Movie…..The Seven-Ups.
Time…..1 min 18 secs into movie
Car….. The fantastic VW 914

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Popular TV show "The streets of San Francisco" from 1972 thru 1977, shot on location in that city. SF police Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone and Inspector Steve Keller (Karl Malden, Michael Douglas) investigate crime in the city. VWs are often seen in the background. Here are some Type 3:

Orange late Squareback driving past. "A trout in the milk" S1E13, 1973.

Yellow Squareback on the street. "A room with a view" S1E18, 1973.

Blue late Squareback driving down 1-way street. Lt. Stone is working as a police officer and crossing the street. There's a yellow early dual-cab pickup directly to the right. "Endgame" S3E17 1975.

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Yellow '70/'71 Ghia Coupe parked, TV show "Starsky and Hutch" S1E13 "The deadly impostor" (1975).

Red '60's Ghia Coupe parked along the ocean side of PCH, TV show "Police woman" episode "The stalking of Joey Marr" season 1 (1974). Guest actor Monte Markham sitting next to main character Sgt Pepper Anderson (Angie Dickinson).

Light blue '68/'69 Ghia Coupe, "Police woman" episode "No place to hide", season 1 (1975).

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mid 60s blue beetle in 'candy - death in texas' channel4/hulu

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Ivory Splittie Kombi parked at right, TV show "T.J. Hooker" S3E18.

White Splittie bus parked at far left, Los Angeles International Airport (airport code LAX) terminal road, YouTube movie "LAX in the 1960s".

TV show "Barnaby Jones" S3E7 "Blueprint for a caper" (1974).

Beige Splittie Bus in background with Jackman rims, TV show "The A-Team" S2E19 "Chopping spree" (1984). Main character Murdock (Dwight Schultz) in foreground.

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Red Karmann Ghia Coupe, YouTube video "Olson July 4th picnic 1966" where the camera person follows the boy in foreground running across the parking lot.

Ghia Coupe at far right background, YouTube video "Buddeln fuer die U-Bahn Frankfurt", loosely translated "digging for the subway in Frankfurt". Mid 1960's.

Pale blue or ivory '68/'69 Ghia Coupe parked across the street, 1970's TV show "Police Story".

Dark red Brazilian-production Ghia Cabrio on flatbed truck, YouTube documentary of the Brazilian Puma automobile.

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Recently saw a Tonka toy commercial from the 70's with a VW beetle at around the 1:10 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w565GRgnapA
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A couple more screen shots of the same 21 window delux seen multiple times through out the movie.

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