Cool old photo\'s.

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Sep 2002, 2:59 pm

#1594

Hey all.

Use this link http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ and type in VW, or Volkswagen in the search for some really cool old VW Australian factory and advertising photo's.

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Tazzielittle

Former member · 4 Sep 2002, 3:48 pm

#1598

Whats with the datsun in the front????
Didn't know VW made them?
:P😉

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Sep 2002, 3:50 pm

#1601

They were assembled in the Nissan factory in Vic.:o

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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Sep 2002, 12:32 am

#1708

that place is odd, of the doubles of pictures that show only every second pictures can be clicked and seen in full size
(hope that makes sense) 😀

haugmichael Seriously Crusin Dubber

146 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Sep 2002, 3:57 pm

#1793

Wonder how many VWs are left in the Antarctic ???

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Sep 2002, 11:55 pm

#2093

About to ask a similar question.

I'd never imagined a beetle could cope in the Antartic.

Wonder if it did?

humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 8 Sep 2002, 5:49 pm

#2128

VW's kicked ass in Antartic...

They a couple down there...And a few buggies to I believe!!

Find this book......

"Knowing Australian Volkswagens" written by Dave Long & Phil Mathews.....I can highly recommend this book...It's great read!

FUCH your early!

http://www.noh2o.org/

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Sep 2002, 9:09 pm

#2163

Are there any still down there or did they bring them all back?

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Sep 2002, 10:30 am

#2409

Humpty, followed you lead. Here's an article from "Knowing Australian Volkswagens"

http://www.rallybugs.com/antartica1.htm

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Sep 2002, 11:07 am

#2413

Hey the article is really interesting 🙂

I wonder if they did keep shipping them back?

It would be interesting to email Mawson to see if we can get some current info

OK, call me crazy but I've emailed Mawson's Station and Field Support giving them a link to the post and to the article and asking nicely for information. Hmmm, I wonder if I'll hear back. I'll let you know :o

I'm so curious 🙂

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Sep 2002, 2:25 pm

#2430

Hi Jen

Unfortunately we do not have a lot of information available on the volkswagons that were used at mawson. The article that you already have provides most of the information. As far as I can ascertain, just the two VWs were used in Antarctica, this wasn't a regular occurence on the stations.

It would seem that this was a good publicity stunt for VW, however. We had a copy of the VWA review (June 1963) which features Antarctica 1 - I have scanned this and attached the individual pages.

Hope this helps

Laura Cunningham
Information Services
Australian Antarctic Division

Laura has attached 8 jpg's which I will post later if your interested. Or I can forward on the email and attachments to anyone who wants to copy them

humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 10 Sep 2002, 6:57 pm

#2464

I'll sign up.....Yes please!
Can you email them to me...Nice to know what the crew @ Mawson thought of the "stunt".

Later

FUCH your early!

http://www.noh2o.org/

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Sep 2002, 11:30 am

#2547

Go to 'VW Pic of the week' if you want to read the info sent on the Vee Dubbs in Mawson

Well I guess they ARE pics 🙂