1968 Volkswagen 1200 [Typ 1]

1968 Volkswagen 1200 [Typ 1] in The Parent Trap, Movie, 1998

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Gamer ◊ 2019-10-09 20:42	1968 1500?
tore-40 ◊ 2019-10-09 21:04	Typo? Rather 1968-73 1200
Gamer ◊ 2019-10-09 21:06	No, not a typo. But surprising to see it's a 68. They got the year right and the engine wrong: /vehicle_320555-Volkswagen-1500-Typ-1-1968.html
tore-40 ◊ 2019-10-09 21:18	Well, until 1966 the lid was pointy and almost reached the exhaust. 1967 was also way down there, but with a flat edge, and a vertical number plate. 1968+ lids were shorter like this with the plate located higher. 1200 for the old type bumper an taillights. And the black moldings.
Ingo ◊ 2019-10-09 21:28	Gamer wrote 1968 1500? the original is located near your home: https://youtu.be/cunW-XK31EQ
dsl ◊ 2019-10-10 15:24	This looks familiar - a bit of filmic mischief?? Not just the VW, but also the J4 van. The blue Triumph 2000 behind was a Herald estate in the original, so maybe these two 1997 and 1998 films share some footage?? However the VW has different format plates. So someone's playing tricks ......
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2019-10-10 15:52	The Beetle is closer to the crossing in the Italian film. Perhaps the same person worked on sourcing classic cars for both films.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-10-10 16:58	Perhaps someone told them it was illegally parked.