Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Volkswagen "Snow Plow" Ad



I well remember this ad from my childhood. We were a Volkswagen family. (via I Have Seen the Whole of the Internet)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Many years ago, I rode
in a VW from Denver
to Albuquerque after
a 6 foot snow fall.
My friend just drove
on top of the snow. I was terrified-cars
were all over
the sides of the
road, but we made it
-no problem.

Lilylou said...

When I was married, we had VW bug after VW bug and they all made it everywhere we wanted to go. Best little car ever!

hearsetrax said...

Haven't seen this commercial in ages jejejeje

frag proof, simple & to this day still one of the all time great cult mobiles jejejeje

Bicycle Bill said...

If Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen ...

-"BB"-

gwdMaine said...

Oh Bill. . . L.O.L. But really? Nope:

The National Lampoon‘s infamous Teddy Kennedy ad was a
visually spot-on replica of VW’s ad produced by Doyle
Dane Bernbach, claiming the Beetle was so well sealed
it could float. The Lampoon had to recall the magazine
and issue an apology. They issued this retraction:
“Even if Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen he wouldn’t
be president today.” As offensive as this appeared to
many, it was seen as hilarious by others. Nonetheless,
the parody appeared in a magazine that announced itself
as a “lampoon.”