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.
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.”
Many years ago, I rode
ReplyDeletein 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.
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!
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen this commercial in ages jejejeje
ReplyDeletefrag proof, simple & to this day still one of the all time great cult mobiles jejejeje
If Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen ...
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Oh Bill. . . L.O.L. But really? Nope:
ReplyDeleteThe 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.”