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Dogpilot Samba Member
Joined: October 03, 2005 Posts: 4205 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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there was one on a recent episode of 'Fringe'. Some homeless folks where living around it. Do you notice a trend here, Sci fi, vampires, strange. The only remotely wholesome was Magnum P.I., but two odd characters living together with an owner who is only a voice, constantly getting beat up and shot at, never able to achieve a relationship with one woman.....
So what is Hollywood telling us? _________________ Geology with a Syncro rocks!
86 Syncro Westy AKA "The Bughunter"
98 Disco I
08 Range Rover SC
08 VW Rabbit S
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TommyBoyGomes Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2005 Posts: 1531 Location: L.A./Dublin, Irl
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Beat me to it Rhino, it was a panel too! Although... one shot made it look like it might not have been an original panel vanagon. The engine noise that it made as it drove off didn't sound all that authentic either. Cool to see though! |
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pjrae Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2008 Posts: 155 Location: Joshua Tree
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Bruce Wayne Samba Member
Joined: May 15, 2007 Posts: 1210
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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I think it was "The Toy" I was watching awhile back,it was a Richard Pryor movie.there is a camper at the start. |
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fairweather Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Aspen, CO
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think VW had some paid placements in Angels and Demons. The panel van seems like the perfect bad guy van. |
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weatherbill Samba Member
Joined: May 15, 2007 Posts: 366 Location: Nashville
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riverfever Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Woodland Park, CO
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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I THINK there might have been one in Taken. I rented it the other night but I also had a few Kasteel Rouge's that night as well. _________________ 88 Weekender 2.1 manual. |
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Crankey Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 2659
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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recently there was an episode of "independent lens" on PBS in which some Iraqis were driving around Iraq in a blue doka. overall the story was about the owner of the doka and his internal struggle w/ his religion / politics etc. the doka was in the show alot. |
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vwjedi Samba Member
Joined: November 29, 2005 Posts: 1463 Location: G-ville, FL - hopefully on a trail.
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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I just rented a cult classic from the early 90's "Run Lola Run" starring that little german vixen Franke Potente. (who 15 years later was the hottie in Bourne Identity )
If you are a geeky independant film lover like myself you are prolly familiar with "Run Lola Run" allready, but this viewing was the first time I noticed a Blue Westy in the scene where Lola gets shot, there is also a green AC Vanagon hardtop several times in the running scenes.
I'm such a dork. _________________ 1987 Wolfsburg T25 still riding out. A bunch of other VW's passed on... |
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simd0ggie Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Chincoteague, VA
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ -Matt
'85 Westfalia w/EJ25, '14 Tiguan R-Line 4 Motion
"There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.” |
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RCB Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2005 Posts: 4143 Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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How about the Van in The Delta Force? Man that thing got peppered with a million rounds of machine gun ammo and it kept on going and going.
The bad guys were shitty shots or the tires were made outa some super secret military rubber. |
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jacob. Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2009 Posts: 802
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Home Team Van wrote: |
The History channel's show Modern Marvels has an episode on the Autobahn. Part of the piece shows a police officer sitting in his Vanagon on the side of the road with a camera and radar checking vehicle speeds. |
I was going to say this. I just saw it. And when they showed the autobahn from video footage in the 80's, there were a bunch cruising down there.
I wonder how much that magnum PI paint job would cost. I have access to a paint shop/body shop, where all I have to do is buy paint/body work supplies, and I have free access to guns, spray room, welder, etc... I'd love to replicate the paintjob. |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:19 am Post subject: |
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This is completely random, but...
In the first Charlie's Angels movie, the Angels dress in lederhosen and dance in front of some scientist's house while Bill Murray plays a polka on tuba. Behind them sits a dark blue late-model passenger Vanagon. I, for one, appreciate the detail of sticking with the German theme throughout the scene. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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edgood1 Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 2049 Location: Plymouth, MA
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90Doka_Guy Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2007 Posts: 548 Location: South Jersey
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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In the end of Me, Myself, and Irene when Jim Carry fights himself in the Mustang there is a red Carat in the background for a good 10 sec. _________________ -'87 Westy
-'90 Tintop
-'90 DOKA |
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simd0ggie Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Chincoteague, VA
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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"man they really bash the air cooled's in that article."
I know, but hey, I thought my aircooled was pretty sluggish too, but then I fell in love with it. _________________ -Matt
'85 Westfalia w/EJ25, '14 Tiguan R-Line 4 Motion
"There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.” |
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madmax25 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2007 Posts: 204 Location: Kansas City MO
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Just came across these in my parents' old Hawaii photo album ......
_________________ -Elliot
'88 Vanagon GL "Big Red"
'90 Westy |
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16CVs Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2004 Posts: 4026 Location: Redwood City, California
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:46 am Post subject: Vanagon Invictis |
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There are two reasons to go and see the movie "Invictis" . It is a great movie with some great actors with a great story to tell and it has some cool Vanagon footage.
A double win in my book.
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j_dirge Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 4641 Location: Twain Harte, CA
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Documentary on PBS.. I saw several months ago.
About an Afghani (I think it was based in Afghanistan) who had saved enough money to buy himself a truck.. A baby blue doka with a diesel in it.
Lots of money shots of him proudly driving his truck around, collecting cardboard and delivering goods.
Even had a shot of him checking around the engine bay with some of his friends. _________________ -89 GL Westy, SVX.. finally.
-57 pan f/g buggy with a 67 pancake Type 3 "S"
"Jimi Hendrix owned one. Richard Nixon did not"
-Grand Tour, Season 1, episodes 4 and 5
danfromsyr wrote: |
those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:18 am Post subject: |
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dixoncj wrote: |
Endless Summer II features Pat O'Connell and his crew striking out across the S African dunes in a Syncro passenger van in search of waves. |
And this was with the same guy who drove the VW's in the original endless summer. He owned the first VW dealership in S.A. from what I recall. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
TOOB Member #15
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