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MrGoodtunes
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Fish
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Barefoot in the Park, 1967 stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
Baby blue low light convertible Karmann Ghia with fog lights in NYC.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:58 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Silver-blue 412 Sedan in driveway, TV show "Starsky and Hutch". Episode not recorded.
Front of '73/'74 Type 4 in background, TV show "TJ Hooker" season 1 episode 3.
Brown 412 Sedan in background, TV show "CHiPs" S1E18.
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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^ Just skimmed thru it on YouTube.
Yet the oval window Beetle has the '62 style 2-chamber Beetle taillamps and accessory chromed taillamp housings, and the 23-window Deluxe splittie has the large '62 taillamps!  |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Tan oval window VW Beetle and multi-windowed split window orange & white VW bus in "The House on Garibaldi Street", set in 1960 and filmed in Spain.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:37 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Composite of silver late Ghia Coupe, David Freiburger YouTube video "2025 Duct Tape Drags...", Tucson (Arizona) Raceway, late Oct. 2025. Engine has Kadron dual carbs.
Yellow Karmann Ghia Coupe driving past main character Joe Mannix, appears to be on Pacific Coast Highway heading west/north near Topanga or Malibu, California. TV series "Mannix" S8E13 "A word called courage".
Composite of yellow Ghia Coupe in parking lot, TV show "Police story" S1E3 "The 10 year honeymoon" (1974). Appears to have "Western" turbine-style rims.
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Rome
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Gotcha covered, from Dec. 2021. Here are a few more shots from my gallery (again)-
Some notes: The Engine 51 emergency team work to get a trapped driver (Ronnie Schell) out of his black Beetle. Barely visible are what appear to be 1966 slotted wheels, but the steering wheel is white (thru '65), and the driver's front blinker lens is clear vs the right front which is amber. |
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Zundfolge1432 
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 7:58 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Season 5 episode 16 Emergency KMG365 drunk in a VW. Look close no engine in this car but 99 percent never notice. Using jaws of life to lift steering column. 2 more VWs drive by during the rescue.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:24 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Red early 1960's Ghia Cabrio, YouTube pop-up commercial "American Classic Insurance" (2025). My guess is a '64, due to the blinker and sun visor styles.
Dark green late Ghia Coupe, music video Pat Benatar "I'm gonna follow you" (1980).
Composite shot of white early '60's (white steering wheel) Ghia Coupe in a junkyard in central California, David Freiburger YouTube video "1600 mile parts run" mid-Oct. 2025.
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Green 411 parked at far left, TV show "CHiPs" S4E9 "Crash course" (1981). The motorcycle police officers Ponch and Baker are heading towards the camera.
411 Wagon parked at left, TV show "Police story" episode "A test of brotherhood" S3E7 (1975).
Turquoise Type 4 Wagon in background, TV show "Police story" S1E5 "Deadly showdown".
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Rome
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Red with white roof ~'66 Ghia Coupe at the Wolfsburg, Germany VW factory banked turn test track, YT video "The carmakers: Volkswagen" (1968). Filmed out of a Type 3.
Orange Ghia Coupe parked in background, TV show "The streets of San Francisco" ep. "Police buff" (1976). Main character police detective Lt. Mike Stone (Karl Malden) in foreground, with guest star Bill Bixby as the helmeted police officer.
White Ghia Coupe in background, TV show "CHiPs" S6E1 "Meet the new guy" (1982). Southern California beach parking lot.
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:54 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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bus seen in trailer for sci fi/comedy bautista movie
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Shonandb
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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Saw this at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) today.
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Fish
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 7:15 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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How about... VWs NOT in movies?
Despite the German-focussed cars in the movie F1 (Porsche and AMG), the writers chose a Ford van instead of a VW Bus for the Baja sequence. Missed opportunity! |
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finster
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borderlands 4 'quit earth' live action advert with vw bus howdah
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sportin-wood
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bandi
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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It does look very similar to the driver's seat:
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Bottom photo has the wide headrest; the one above has the later, narrower version. |
Well you've talked me out of ever watching this show again!
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EverettB
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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It does look very similar to the driver's seat:
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Bottom photo has the wide headrest; the one above has the later, narrower version.
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc. |
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It does look very similar to the driver's seat:
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