A couple of weeks ago on that Peter Falconio movie, i just thought id say that the Australian Film Cooperation stuffed up in the model of the kombi. The actual kombi was a 1968 as it had a wide 5 beetle stud pattern and small split window taillights, now thw one in the movie was a 1971 with little 5 stud wheels, big taillights and flat hubcaps. To prove the purists wrong however, the Australian Film Cooperation or the producer had a 14inch wide 5 beetle wheel fitted on the front to prove us wrong lol. Didn't work for me though but overall not a bad yarn. I would like to know what happened to the og kombi. It was a nice model lowlight in good nick and was very attractive in orange with a white stripe.
Cheers Will.
Pumba ·
If it was a 71 it would have the little tail lights, as the big tail lights started on the 72 models?
MickH ·
like someone cares??????😁
BrisDubba ·
It must be time to find a new interest - I noticed the spare wheel out the front was wrong... as for the original it couldnt have been too good- there was a loud backfire noise coming from the back of it when the last owner had it.. some bloke had even waved them down to tell them about sparks
Turbo54 ·
A friend of mine used to own that kombi and did a few trips away in it and sold it up the east coast, spooky!
T54
Hertz ·
How dare they the bastards.
byronbus ·
Stephen Muller from Kombi Rescue sold them the kombi...They got what they paid for...
VWCOOL ·
.. and they didn't even use the real Joanne in the movie, they used an actress instead... :duh
XXX-1.8T ·
tell us about your replica flash trim
squizy ·
It'd be a crap buy because of those sparks coming from the back.
fekkinell ·
VWCOOL wrote:.. and they didn't even use the real Joanne in the movie, they used an actress instead... :duh
They probably didn't even use Bradley John Murdoch as Himself either... It's just crazy... I mean, he's sitting in a room doing nothing, it's not like he wasn't available for the part.
What is the film industry coming to? 😉
megalania ·
Thats if he even did it. I still have my doubts.
Rural Baja ·
SO they actual car went......
Was still a good looking Kombi though.
Motor did sound sick and it must of been a 72 as it had bigger taillights.
My flash trim came from a big role of stick on chrome that was souced from rare spares in Launceston. Is the same size as the og beetle chrome and even up close some VW blokes think its real
Rural Baja ·
i think she was involved a bit. All i can say is she knows more than she lets on.....
koolkarmakombi ·
Yep, there is a lot more to that story.....
1963 Empi Radar wrote:i think she was involved a bit. All i can say is she knows more than she lets on.....
BASHOdi ·
MickH wrote:like someone cares??????😁
How can you ask this totaly insensitive question ?Joanne -- A/V royalty's --book rights--solicitors --barristers--bankers --investment councilors--and advertising managers everywhere!!-- why even mad Murdoch , fairy Fairfax and 'The Chin' Packer care, so you can see lots of ruly ruly important people actualy GAF about this,-----------------------------------so there-------------------------------!!!
:bounce
MickH ·
HeHe...thats me!! Mr. Insensitive...who cares?? Not me!!😵😵🤪
VWCOOL ·
Oh fuck here we go: And I suppose you think Lindy killed Azaria?
_me_ ·
VWCOOL wrote:Oh fuck here we go: And I suppose you think Lindy killed Azaria?
" A DINGO's GOT MY KOMBI!"
Rural Baja ·
Nah course not but hey shes made a few quid by this whole deal!
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
BASHOdi wrote:
MickH wrote:like someone cares??????😁
How can you ask this totaly insensitive question ?Joanne -- A/V royalty's --book rights--solicitors --barristers--bankers --investment councilors--and advertising managers everywhere!!-- why even mad Murdoch , fairy Fairfax and 'The Chin' Packer care, so you can see lots of ruly ruly important people actualy GAF about this,-----------------------------------so there-------------------------------!!!
:bounce
:o I agree.. thank god there is still some decency in this world. MickH you are a Baarrrrsstaarrd :P
'A dingo's got MY kombi'... a 1968 'falconio' replica...it's true coz I saw the bastard tried flogging the incorrect tailights on ebay, little turd...:puke
let the conspiracy theories roll, luv a noice cuppa n a hearty chinwag about the evils of society and the effects it has on the flavour of campbells chicken soup :P :alien
MickH ·
mmmmm.....chicken soup......👍
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
MickH wrote:mmmmm.....chicken soup......👍
mmm with strange platsicky croutons..or is that plastikky handcuffy fragmented goodness?? 'mah this soup taystes phunny' 🥷
byron'Mr edit himself' available for weddings, parties, anything for a buck' bus wrote:Stephen Muller from Kombi Rescue sold them the kombi...They got what they paid for...
hmmm..............so it's thier fault hey? This whole thread, based on inaccurate represetation of historical events, a 'modifiacton' of the truth to fit within a pre-determined budget? OMG Big brother...eek..they are part of the conspiracy..thankyou for pointing the wayward conspiracy theorists in the right direction, the frozen mullets and cookie tins of doggie doo are surely now on thier way via express post................
BrisDubba wrote:It must be time to find a new interest - I noticed the spare wheel out the front was wrong... as for the original it couldnt have been too good- there was a loud backfire noise coming from the back of it when the last owner had it.. some bloke had even waved them down to tell them about sparks
hahahaha.. it's all so-oo deep......am I stooping too low
BrisDubba wrote:It'd be a crap buy because of those sparks coming from the back.
omg, I think I have stooped too low, i fear I may be twisting the words of others for my own amusement....Actually bruce can you tell me the most effective method of getting 'sparks' to shoot from the back of a dub? I already know how to turn a baja into a flame thrower... admittedly a bit too-oo much in inner city traffic, but an 'intermittent spark' effect would be fabbo for festy... i kept scaring the ricers with my 'rich mix/dodgey stromberg plunger/ floor it with twin cannons' phase.......but 'friendly sparks and backfires' sounds cool............
:kiss aww oh my bruce have I offended u? feel free to u2u me with ur grievances :sandrine
byronbus ·
byronbus wrote:Stephen Muller from Kombi Rescue sold them the kombi...They got what they paid for...
Sorry, wasnt clear, the film company got the kombi from kombi rescue...
The movie was crap anyway, kombi was scrapped by the film crew which was the worst bit...
megalania ·
byronbus wrote:
byronbus wrote:Stephen Muller from Kombi Rescue sold them the kombi...They got what they paid for...
Sorry, wasnt clear, the film company got the kombi from kombi rescue...
The movie was crap anyway, kombi was scrapped by the film crew which was the worst bit...
Now that is the real crime!!
Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag ·
Your all wrong. The people that financed the movie killed Falconio to make the movie. There is a lot of bucks to be made out there.
The dick they ended up charging was a Kombi hater so he deserves to go to jail.
Spook ·
VWCOOL wrote:Oh fuck here we go: And I suppose you think Lindy killed Azaria?
F#ck yeah.
Schmoburger ·
Re the sparks and such.... If I recall, I read that Falconio spent a rather large sum of money and put a lot of hard yakka into getting the Kombi ready for their trip.
Also, last I heard, the guy that pulled them over and said there were sparks from the zorst WAS BRADLEY FRIKKIN JOHN MURDOCH! :duh
I'm sure the Kombi was fine... Murdoch just made the bit up about the sparks to get Falconio where he wanted him... outside.
On a different note, the whole saga stinks of fish.
I've been doing some digging to find out what became of the Kombi for a while, as it seemed like a good clean example when they started out.
BASHOdi ·
Schmoburger wrote:Re the sparks and such.... If I recall, I read that Falconio spent a rather large sum of money and put a lot of hard yakka into getting the Kombi ready for their trip.
Also, last I heard, the guy that pulled them over and said there were sparks from the zorst WAS BRADLEY FRIKKIN JOHN MURDOCH! :duh
I'm sure the Kombi was fine... Murdoch just made the bit up about the sparks to get Falconio where he wanted him... outside.
On a different note, the whole saga stinks of fish.
I've been doing some digging to find out what became of the Kombi for a while, as it seemed like a good clean example when they started out.
I think I may have stumbled across the answer to the combi in questions possible location---
Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van because they cannot issue a description.
It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like.