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markie61 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2005 Posts: 583 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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I have been looking for vintage VW Thing TV commercials from 73 and 74. Anyone seen them anywhere on the 'net? I have a particularly vivid memory of one going in a tunnel and coming out of the other end without doors/top/windows covered with spots. I wanted one instantly even though I was 12 years old. It made such a lasting impression on me that I bought one as my first car as a 19 year old. And a second one as a mid-life crisis car
I found 75 vintage television commercials featuring the Beetle from a variety of years and countries. Close, but not quite what I was looking for...
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=beetlejuice150
I'm going to email this poster and ask if he has the Thing ones.
Mark _________________ Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!? |
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markie61 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2005 Posts: 583 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Heard back from the guy (Paul) today and he says:
"Hi there!
I'm sorry! I posted on youtube all footage I had on my computer! Being a VW fanatic, I am familiar with The Thing. I have not 'the thing' footage or commercials.
Paul
The Netherlands"
Oh well....I'll keep on looking.
Mark _________________ Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!? |
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Towel Rail Horizontally Opposed
Joined: April 15, 2005 Posts: 4622 Location: SE CR IA US NA PE
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I remember another thread discussing all those fantastic commercials on YouTube. The Thing Shop video has snippets of period Thing commercials -- I wonder if they could help get some of those on the Intarweb... _________________ 1974 Thing -- under the knife
1967 Beetle -- spring/summer/fall driver
1996 Subaru OBW (EJ22, 5-speed, AWD) -- winter car, 3-seasons "don't feel like biking today" car
049 > 070 > 053 > 009 |
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amishman Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: California
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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bump.
I also remember that commercial about the Thing going through a tunnel. I remember the Thing as a tyke also. Now advance to in my 40s and I own one. Would be cool to see that commercial again.
tj _________________ tj (the Amishman)
Come visit my web site!
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mr930 Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2010 Posts: 3 Location: nabiac nsw
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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How did you go? Any commercials for us to watch? |
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1007 Location: Redlands, CA
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Captain Spalding Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2005 Posts: 2519 Location: . . . in denial.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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Zylinderkopf Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2012 Posts: 679 Location: SE Oklahoma
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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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The old Thing commercial is about 35 seconds into this Video (by the way, the whole video is worth watching):
http://youtu.be/R9bLVJXkrOs _________________ 1963 Beetle
1966 Beetle 1300
1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1971 Super Beetle
1974 Thing
"A lot of people never use their initiative because no one told them to." |
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Captain Spalding Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2005 Posts: 2519 Location: . . . in denial.
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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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ente_kaefer Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2013 Posts: 241 Location: St Louis, MO
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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Good clip from DW !! I like the mention of how he wears a coat, hat, and gloves in cold weather, probably as his Dad or maybe Grandfather did 'way back when' when they drove the 'Daddy' of The Thing . . . |
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jjrannauro Samba Member
Joined: June 30, 2011 Posts: 217 Location: MEXICO
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77kafer Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2008 Posts: 823 Location: New Windsor, NY
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Thing Television Commericals |
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Clutch check at 32 seconds, could have been a cigarette commercial at 56 seconds. I think she is in love with her vehicle at a minute something. _________________ Supposed to be 77käfer, but there are no umlauts on an american keyboard
Overheard on 27 June 07, one lady to another when they saw my Harli in a parking lot at West Point, "maybe he found it on the clearance aisle at the Volkswagen dealer" |
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