Here's a few fun links. The first one is a Brazillian Police run to the scene of a crime, he weaves in out of traffic so loaded with VW's it makes the desire for a time machine bubble up in my mind. Video of rows of Busses etc... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQRmjnD_VY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QREg4YMk-zk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU6nXW_ixtA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0EzQ0GUG2s&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuIvZZt7WE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBb7Np6vSg a Brazillian bug making quite the abrupt stop on drag day...wow!
Anyway... Brien ----- Original Message ---- From: Bert Knupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:09:07 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] New Job for Old Bug Volks, I'm sure the front push bumper will weight it down. Truth is, there were around 25,000 VW beetle police cars in service during their heyday, according to the AutoMuseum Volkswagen. The Tennessee Highway Patrol even had one in service -- but only as a PR thing, for county fairs, recruiting tents, etc. It's visible on the Web site www.polizeioldtimer.de and various other locations. A TV commercial from VWOA even once featured one that was in service over in North Carolina around 1967 or so. I'm restoring a 1970 model from the city of Mainz, Germany. Chris Myers, down in Louisiana, is working on a reproduction of a 1966 from Hamburg, Germany. Sadly, most of the mustered out police beetles in Europe went straight to the shredders. Regarding the speed: Remember what we all learned as kids: You can't outrun a radio. Bert Knupp in Music City USA |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü Polizeikäfer _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
