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yel-mel
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 Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:14 am Post subject: Where is this photo from ? |
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Does anyone know the origin of this 1973 photo ?
I have the brochure " Our Thing Does Your Thing " , but it is not the same picture. I would like to obtain a clean copy of this. I am guessing the pictured seat covers were a 73 VWOA accessory ?
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yel-mel
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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Could it be from a 1974 accessories brochure perhaps ?
I am also curious if anyone has seen the Zebra Stripe VWOA seat covers in person or a reproduction ? |
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Elroyyy
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yel-mel
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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That's a much clearer image than what I had.
What literature is it from ? |
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Elroyyy
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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It's from the 1974 Canadian Accessories Brochure.
It's a tad brighter in the American Brochure.
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yel-mel
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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Great info
Thanks
Does anyone have any insite on the Zebra seat covers ? Have you ever seem a set for sale ? Does anyone make a reproduction ? |
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wbailey2112
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:32 am Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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Interesting that the seat covers (item 64 in the US brochure) were not included as an accessory in the Canadian version.
You should contact Mike Basso at Thingparts.com. If anyone has ever seen a NOS set of these it would be Mike. He could also advise you as to how rare these were/are.
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yel-mel
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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Mike said they are rare and extremely hard to find.
It would be not be too hard to recrate them if you could get a good picture of an actual set. Several companies will make custom fabric from a quality digital image. The key would be finding an original set to scan.
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Semper_Dad
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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I wonder whether these covers were available in the US? Most of not all accessories in the US were contracted by VWoA and made in the US. Not sure what VWoCanada contracted.
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Admiral Fishwich
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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| Elroyyy wrote: |
It's from the 1974 Canadian Accessories Brochure.
It's a tad brighter in the American Brochure. |
Interesting they're using 1973 Things on a 1974 brochure. |
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yel-mel
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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I would love to see a good photo of the Zebra covers, to see what they actually looked like. It is very hard to tell in the accessory image.
Does anyone have a photo ? |
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CanStan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Where is this photo from ? |
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| Admiral Fishwich wrote: |
| Interesting they're using 1973 Things on a 1974 brochure. |
I'd assume like all things automotive, they began making the brochures and other advertising well before the new model year was released. Most buyers back then would never care or notice. Only some Samba nerds would pick that out almost 50 years later. |
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