VWs in Movies / Films / TV / etc.

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That looks hilarious.

Nods to Star Trek and Indiana Jones in the trailer.

Nice Ghia.

How did Kellogg's and Post even allow this? haha
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Kuebelwagen in the German movie "Nacht fiel in Gotenhafen" (1959), translated Night fell in Gotenhafen.

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Kuebelwagen in movie "Triple Cross", 1966; starring Christopher Plummer.

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Ivory '66 Ghia Cabrio, German TV show "Nonstop Nonsens- Didi als Polizist" (1980). Funnyman Didi is a policeman and tends to the Ghia in a traffic jam,

loses his balance from the front of a high truck that is stopped in a traffic jam directly behind the Ghia, falls through the convertible top , onto the pretty gal, and while rolling out the driver's door, grabs her red blouse for support and pulls it completely off!

Composite of green late Ghia Cabrio, TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger" parked in background. Even though the guest actor woman has several bodyguards protecting her shop, Walker (Chuck Norris in red shirt) knocks them down. Season 4 episode 1 "Blown apart" (1995).

Ivory Ghia Cabrio ('69? you can barely see rear fender reflector) driving by in background, glimpsed through the open door. TV show "Police Woman" with main character Sergeant Pepper Anderson, played by Angie Dickinson. Season 1, episode 5 "Anatomy of 2 rapes" (1974).

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Type 4 sightings:

Turquoise 411 Wagon in parking lot, 1970's TV show "Police Woman" season 3.

From "Police Woman" season 2.

Ivory early 411 2-door sedan in left background, South African movie "Die Rebel" (1976).

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Cloud Atlas, 2012. Halle Berry Drive green beetle. She is forced off the bride. The beetle does not float.

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A L568 Sea Sand-colored '66 sunroof Beetle stars early in this Bob Hope comedy movie "Eight on the lam" (1967). Note the accessory rubber-insert overriders.

The radio antenna stalk has been removed.

Hope, as banker Henry Dimsdale, gets his 7 children inside regularly.

The blond woman speaking with Mr. Hope is British actress Shirley Eaton, probably best known as Auric Goldfinger's assistant Jill Masterson early in the movie "Goldfinger" (1964) who ends up dying from her body painted gold after Goldfinger discovers she had a fling with James Bond at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel.

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bbc/hbo spy master series set in 1970s romania, austria and germany. I found it a bit of a slow burner but interesting.

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These photos might not get seen by Ghia fans who are usually in the Ghia Forum, but these are from a TV show and not a movie for which there's a dedicated thread.

Blue and Red lowlight Ghia Coupes, TV show "Fully Torqued" episode "Jonathons Scout: The saga" S3E6, 2023. Host Steve Pazmany is in the dark blue shirt, visiting a local car collector who owns the Ghias.

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Some splittie Type 2:

Composite shot from 1970's TV series "Police Woman", season 2-

Main character Angie Dickinson as undercover police Sargeant Pepper Anderson in Los Angeles, California.

Blue Splittie standard, TV show Adam-12 episode "Sunburn" season 6 ep. 20, 1974.

Red early Splittie Kombi parked on New York City street, YouTube video "NY Streets 1950_1965".

Brown Splittie with Bay window behind it, TV show "T.J. Hooker" S4E1 "Night Vigil". Police officer Jim Corrigan (James Darren).

Composite shot of red/ivory splittie Bus in background at Fremont (California) drag strip. Hemmings Motor News video.

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Do adverts count? Cruzcampo 'Choose to Cruz' campaign. Olive beetle (13 & 17 seconds)..


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Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786