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Rome
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Bay window pickup as florist delivery vehicle  , TV commercial for the medication Trelegy Ellipta, July 2021. |
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 11:20 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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the toe curlingly bad 'red rose of normandy' has a post 67 beetle, 3 kubelwagens and a schwimmwagen
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:37 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| has a post 67 beetle |
with a split rear window as an era-correct feature...  |
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:40 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Red 411 2-door Sedan, German movie "The Return of Superbug" (1979). Main "character", the yellow ~ '68 Beetle named DuDu (German license plate letters DU for the city of Duisburg) is chased by antagonists in a black Cadillac and stumbles into a "stock car" dirt track race.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:47 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| the toe curlingly bad 'red rose of normandy' has a post 67 beetle, 3 kubelwagens and a schwimmwagen |
That’s a great expression…
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Several VWs in this scene from 1974 movie "Truck Turner":
Blue early Bay Window leaving the parking lot, ivory Bay camper behind it, Splittie to the left, white late Fastback. And a red Ghia Coupe parked down the street. Filmed in Los Angeles, California. |
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finster
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:08 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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'78 south african beetle with soft-top conversion in 'sulphur and white' film driven by anna friel
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:21 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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A few more Type 4:
411 Wagon, unfortunately low-resolution black & white movie "Summer in the City" (1970)-
Silver 411 Wagon, TV show "Cannon" "Murder by Proxy" S3E5 (1973).
Green 411 Wagon parked, movie "Blind Rage" (1978). |
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:38 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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was watching 'eldorado kadewe' the other night - set in 20s berlin. BUT when they are outside the actors are surrounded by the present day cars, signs, clothes etc - no attempt at period evocation and no cgi it's weird... director says they didn't have the budget and they didn't want the same few old cars going round the block plus it's art darling! well it doesn't work for me 
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Rome
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| finster wrote: |
| was watching 'eldorado kadewe' the other night - set in 20s berlin. |
finster, do you know what "kadewe" means? Would sound like "kah deh veh".
These are the German pronunciation of the letters K D W; stands for Kaufhaus des Westens = department store of the west.
A friend lived in West Berlin who I visited several times in the early '80's when I worked in Wolfsburg, and we went there on one visit. Remarkable store- huge by then German standards. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:33 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Rome wrote: |
| finster wrote: |
| was watching 'eldorado kadewe' the other night - set in 20s berlin. |
finster, do you know what "kadewe" means? Would sound like "kah deh veh".
These are the German pronunciation of the letters K D W; stands for Kaufhaus des Westens = department store of the west.
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yes I do thanks. visited the store in spring 1990 and had lunch there - it was very different from the 1920s depicted (no shooting or sex in the changing rooms!). the bbc announcer pronounced it as ka-dee-vee
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| Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 6:59 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Movie "Light Blast" (1985) starring Erik Estrada as Inspector Ronn Warren. Filmed in the San Francisco, California area. Warren commandeers a race buggy to chase the perpetrator who is driving a white Jaguar XJ-S that was modified by German tuner Willie Koenig.
White mid '60's Beetle in intersection. Hits a pedestrian as it stops short to avoid the Jaguar; then driver gets out to tend to the pedestrian as the buggy drives past.
The race buggy labeled "Arciero" is a pro-built buggy driven by Albert Arciero per IMDB credits. His family is known for real estate development, vineyards near Paso Robles, CA.; and being a strong competitor in off-road racing in the 1980's.
The final scene of the car chase has the buggy flying over water in the port area to land on a barge. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Red 411 Wagon at Munich's large Mahag VW dealer, German movie "18 Fertig Los" (1973).
Silver 411 Wagon from the same movie- |
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From 2008:
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Just rewatched "The World's Fastest Indian" with Anthony Hopkins. In it, Burt Munro is driven to the used car lot by Tina in a red and white sunroof beetle, circa 1960.
Great movie for gearheads. |
Fact-based movie about New Zealander Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) who modifies a 1920 Indian brand motorcycle in his small home workshop for top speed record attempts at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA in 1967. The red Beetle sunroof is a '58/'59 based on the steering wheel, although IMCDB lists it as a '60. Tina, the driver, who is the transvestite clerk at the local hotel in which Munro stays, is played by Chris Williams.
There's a light blue Beetle in background on the salt flats, might be a big-bumper '68+. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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My son pick last weeks horror movie "Hausu" a Japanese Horror from the late 80'.
Mr. Togo drove a right handed dune buggy:
And the unassuming new wife had an early 70's convertible bug behind the buggy:
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Air date 10/16/22 CBS Sunday Morning, Ep 41, A Nation Divided?
This segment had nothing to do with VWs, but the differences between working class and college graduates.
PHD former corporate think tank employee Matthew Crawford, now owns a Motorcycle repair shop and appently likes air cooled VWs.
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Seen in the movie Three Kings, 1999. about the liberation of Kuwait. Advanced Light Strike Vehicle. aka ALSV or Fast Attack Vehicle, aka FAV. Built by Chenowth Racing Products of El Cajon, CA.
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1961 film 'der transport' (destination death) has a kubel chasing a train
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