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empi3
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Inspector Lewis S4 E3
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Highly accessorized Beetle on display at the 1963 International Auto Show, Frankfurt Germany. In German. Starts at ~14:00 in the video link below. Narrarator says these "Christmas tree decorations" add approx. 2000 Deutschmarks to the vehicle, yet result in a 30% resale devaluation.  Note the full wheel cover on the rear, which differs from the front and which I've never seen in person.
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empi3
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:49 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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From the 2017 movie Sun Dogs
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:22 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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From 1991, Little Man Tate with Jody Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd & Harry Connick Jr.
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hopkin 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:25 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Here's another one from the Beverly Hillbillies (season 2), towing a boat:
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VeeDubWolf
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Midsomer Murders, The Animal Within. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0868397/ Faith Alexander (played by Lisa Eichhorn) drives a yellow 1972 convertible Beetle. Seen here: https://www.imcdb.org/v565684.html Just saw the second half on TV tonight, the Beetle is seen in both halves of the episode. (the episode may not be in two parts in all locations)
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Da TOW'D
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:55 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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from a 1960 movie "Scent of Mystery"
looks like two different DeLuxes maybe not
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hopkin
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:27 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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From Futurama, season 8, Fry And Leela's Big Fling:
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graysky
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New episode: Jerry's driving a Green '65 356C in LA. Bus repair shop ??? with a yellow logoed split window panel out front and a bunch of bay windows too.
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That's from a VW repair shop in Manhattan Beach California. The shop has been at that location since at least the late 70's, possibly longer. Usually three to five buses parked there, though last time I drove by there were a couple of bugs too. |
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Fish
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:01 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Thanks graysky.
Here are a couple from Futurama - S6, Ep14, PART 2, Into the Wild Green Yonder.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:53 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Randall
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:48 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Fish wrote: |
New episode: Jerry's driving a Green '65 356C in LA. Bus repair shop ??? with a yellow logoed split window panel out front and a bunch of bay windows too.
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That's from a VW repair shop in Manhattan Beach California. The shop has been at that location since at least the late 70's, possibly longer. Usually three to five buses parked there, though last time I drove by there were a couple of bugs too. |
The shop is called Auto-Meister at 1301 N Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Here is the Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/Nkf4XGHTeqp
The logo on the yellow split window panel to which Fish referred says REBEL COAST WINERY. In the satellite view, the big parking lot across the street is for a Target store. |
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Fish
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Fish wrote: |
TV show Engineering Catastrophes on the Science Channel is about a guy who has his office in his bus as he goes around the world explaining how, why and what happened in different disasters. In one episode he used a split window bus in a cartoon style diagram to explain how road noise travels and is increases next to buildings.
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I just saw this rerun, and I noticed he even has VW repair books (including a late Muir edition) on his bookshelf! |
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Fish
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Good eye KTPhil. I didn't notice.
Red 1300 bug in the movie "My Friend Dahmer" - 2017.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:39 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Magnum Force (1973)- several references posted in the past.
Near the end of the movie where Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and Lt. Briggs (Hal Holbrook) drive Callahan's blue Ford sedan to the port, they pass a white early '60's Ghia Cabrio parked at the curb.
If that's a right door mirror and the steering wheel is black, it'd be a '66. Can't tell if the right rear hubcap is domed, or if it's the curve of the rear bumper blade. Stock '66 would have a flat hubcap.
That's not the roof post of a Beetle in left foreground, but a mailbox. |
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Name the song/ music video:
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jwold
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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| Rome wrote: |
Highly accessorized Beetle on display at the 1963 International Auto Show, Frankfurt Germany. In German. Starts at ~14:00 in the video link below. Narrarator says these "Christmas tree decorations" add approx. 2000 Deutschmarks to the vehicle, yet result in a 30% resale devaluation. Note the full wheel cover on the rear, which differs from the front and which I've never seen in person.
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I bet this guy was a buyer for the J.C. Whitney catalog! |
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:07 am Post subject: Re: VWs in Films / TV / etc. |
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Ghia Coupe in "Road Trip with Huell Howser": Julian, CA.*
A field engineer for our NJ-based company who lives in SoCal told me about this man and his entertaining programs about California landmarks and locations. In this episode about the village of Julian near San Diego, Mr. Howser and his local village tour guide jaywalk  across the main street. A blue '70-ish mild custom Ghia Coupe passes by behind them.
* Takes place at 1:45 into the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkzTAqWOTbc |
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