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I saw an air Cooled VW club in a steam train video. It was at Christmas time. Oregon Rail Heritage Center. Santa in a red bug, tree on top of another bug, bus with a wreath, blue bug and a Ghia.
Anyone know who they are?
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Could have been these guys 
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Recently Jay Leno and Jeff Dunham raced Schwimmwagens in water on Jay Leno's Garage
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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~1970 Standard Beetle in women's lingerie brand "WearLIVELY" TV commercial, seen at upper left.
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The hood on that one looks more bubbly and the fenders curve back, thinking it is a super ('71 maybe).
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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here's an ad for the leno schwimmer race as mentioned by morganwerk
https://www.facebook.com/JeffDunham/videos/1185000211853889/
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Counting Cars 07/08/2020, S9. "The Magic Bus" Red 1960 eleven Window bus customized into an automatic with air conditioning. Lots of pictures in the "Counting Cars" thread.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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from the 1963 film (spoiler alert in title!) 'the man who finally died' - worth a look if you like a simple plot and overly dramatic acting - watch it here https://ok.ru/video/1914172410548
a good start - opening shot with a beetle
later the polizei are called and arrive in a split
and take our hero away
nearing the climax and a rendezvous involving a splitty ambulance...
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:22 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Pawn Stars, S17, A Dam Good Road Trip. Rick buys a 1963 convertible Karmann Ghia for $11,800. Pretty hacked up. Late model tail lights and high back seats.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Watching the Asscar car race today. I noticed that Ruttlege Wood has a picture of a tintop bus on the wall of his home broadcast studio.
That makes three Nascar associated folks that are ACVW drivers/fans. That I am aware of.
Daniel Suarez.
Bubba Wallace.
Ruttlege Wood.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Oval window sunroof Beetle in right background of "Leave it to Beaver" TV show, 1963. Episode "Credit Card"- Wally Cleaver (actor Tony Dow, at door) finds out that the battery in his early 1950's Chevy convertible is nearly dead. He gets a push-start from his friends Clarence ("Lumpy", Frank Bank) and Eddie (Ken Osmond, RIP 5/2020). Other cars are Triumph Herald convertibles to the left and right, a Triumph TR2 or TR3; and a black late 50's Corvette. Larger, "snowflake" size taillamps and overrider bumpers would date it to '56 or '57 model year.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Here we have that award winning actor Burt Reynolds and his pal Jerry Reed in the classic blockbuster of 1976 “Gator” also starring Lauren Hutton. It had been many years since I’ve seen it and forgot the Vw repair shop. Movie is shot on location along Georgia coast. Someone might even remember this shop. But I like the girl on the swing and the fool driving a red Ford. If you like Burt you’ll like this sequel to his first moonshine good ol boy movie “White Lightning”
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:39 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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film - dragon chow
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:45 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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from film - the marriage of maria braun. saw it in the 80s and well worth a watch. this is the only image of her vw I could find, a 47?, but you see it in several scenes
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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1973 Super Beetle in TV show "Monk" (2005). Season 3, episode 13. An environmental activist drove the SB to a rural site to meet a contractor. The contractor kills the activist, puts him inside the car, and drives the car into his dump truck.
The contractor drives onto a highway and raises the dump bed so that the SB rolls out. Police department consulting private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) is riding in a car on the highway and comes to a traffic jam caused by the SB.
Note that the front fenders have the triangular cutouts for the '74 style absorber bumper inserts. Crude patch on passenger side pan. No engine in the wreck scenes; there is a plate covering that space. Bald tires. IMDB lists the "Highway" as the decommissioned Templin Highway (aka Golden State Hwy) which is just west of I-5 north of Castaic, California that ends at Pyramid Lake. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Yep, I recognize the "old route 99" which roughly parallels the present day I-5.
http://www.gbcnet.com/ushighways/US99/US99f_contents.html
Since it ends at Pyramid Lake now, it's easy to arrange for its closure south of there, making it popular for filming.
99 continues now but only roughly for Bakersfield northward, the southern sections being replaced/bypassed by Interstate 5.
Older still is the original "Ridge Route" that was instrumental in avoiding the "two California" situation by uniting commerce and vacationing, but that'a another story...
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Fascinating, thanks for posting that, I've often wondered what those roads were like before they became "super highways". I prefer 99 over I-5 whenever possible, the run down old gas stations, restaurants and motels are much more interesting, as well as the roadside diversions and the Mexican truck stops, I don't mind a couple hours extra to make the drive more interesting and leisurely. 
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| Did anyone see the lowered 412 wagon on rivieras in the movie rush last year? Ray |
I didn't, but here it is.
The McLaren on the building refers to McLaren Racing.
Website for photo --
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_661051-Volkswagen-412-Variant-Typ-4-1974.html
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Same movie. Rush, 2013. Ron Howard's movie about the conflict between Formula 1 drivers Nicki Lauda and James Hunt in the mid 70's.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:00 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Light green sunroof Beetle at lower left in Elvis Presley movie "Speedway" (1966); about 45-60 minutes in. Possibly L346 Mango Green 1960. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:32 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Another
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