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.
decked dubby 路
Aussieveedubbers 路 VW Site of the Week
Cool old photo\'s.
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/378/cool-old-photos
Tazzielittle 路
Whats with the datsun in the front????
Didn't know VW made them?
:P馃槈
Didn't know VW made them?
:P馃槈
decked dubby 路
They were assembled in the Nissan factory in Vic.:o
SKEWtYpe3 路
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) 馃榾
(hope that makes sense) 馃榾
haugmichael 路
Wonder how many VWs are left in the Antarctic ???
jenz58 路
About to ask a similar question.
I'd never imagined a beetle could cope in the Antartic.
Wonder if it did?
I'd never imagined a beetle could cope in the Antartic.
Wonder if it did?
humpty 路
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!
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!
Grey 57 路
Are there any still down there or did they bring them all back?
jenz58 路
Humpty, followed you lead. Here's an article from "Knowing Australian Volkswagens"
http://www.rallybugs.com/antartica1.htm
http://www.rallybugs.com/antartica1.htm
jenz58 路
Hey the article is really interesting 馃檪
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 馃檪
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 馃檪
jenz58 路
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
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 路
I'll sign up.....Yes please!
Can you email them to me...Nice to know what the crew @ Mawson thought of the "stunt".
Later
Can you email them to me...Nice to know what the crew @ Mawson thought of the "stunt".
Later
jenz58 路
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 馃檪
Well I guess they ARE pics 馃檪