1963 Volkswagen 1200 [Typ 1]

1963 Volkswagen 1200 [Typ 1] in Sanitka, TV Series, 1984 Ep. 06

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
rjluna2 ◊ 2010-07-06 01:29	When did the front indicator introduced?
Ingo ◊ 2010-07-06 11:00	In 1960/61, when the semaphores were getting illegal. This VW seems to be an older version (1958/59), with aftersales market-replaced indicators. At first they don't look original and then there were many replacing-kits in that years, as it was the law to replace the semaphores with them. This law is still valid, that every car on the road has to have indicators, even very old vintage or imported cars. P.S. Not to forget, that this scene was filmed in Czechoslovakia. In the COMECON-countries original parts for Western cars were unavailable, very expensive or available only with "real" (so Western) money.
stu ◊ 2010-07-06 13:37	Looks like "ovali" right? (Ovali means small window in the back) So if i see it right its a 1958 and pre model...
rjluna2 ◊ 2010-07-06 13:55	It looks larger rear window that was introduced in 1958 model year...
Ingo ◊ 2010-07-07 08:02	No, it's no Ovali, so my idea about 1958/59.