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Wanna have the DVD? Visit http://www.painteddesigns.nlIn... July 2007, I received an email from Lew Wood, the actor who appears in this commercial. He tells:I am the guy tha D-D-B chose to be the spokesman for that famous "Floating VW" TV commercial in June , 1972.My name is Lew Wood, and I was doing commercials and V/O's in NYC when I was booked for the job. We shot it at a launching ramp in Stamford, CT on LI Sound. The production crew was Horn-Greiner. Director Norm Greiner. D-D-B's creative director was Tom Yobaggy. And even Mr. Bernbach was on the location!They hired a stuntman to drive the VW into the water. However, Norm Greiner suddenly woke up to the fact that I had to deliver that last line "Now, what other car gives you this kind of quality at this kind of price?" from the car! I said, "Norm, I'm a sailor, I'm at home on the water. I'll drive it in!" I splashed it three times. (We used three identical Beetles, all burnt orange in color. Splashed two of them alternately, the third never got wet and was used for "beauty shots." Swimmers went in to tow them back to shore after each take.We all thought our commercial would win the "Clio" that year, but the "Snowplow" commercial took the prize.However, the residuals were nice!After many years of searching for a 1972 Super Beetle in burnt orange with NO RUST, I finally found one a few years ago in Vista, CA, and snapped it up. I now proudly drive around town frequently and get admiring looks.Now, you know "the rest of the story!"This commercial has a surprise in it. At the and you can watch a beetle being driven into the water. Funny is the text in the commercial says: allthough the beetle does definately float, it will not float indefinately. Fun!From the DVD 'Legend on wheels'. Wanna have this DVD packed with 2 hours of high quality digitally remastered old vw commercials? The DVD really brings you back to the '60s and '70s. Send an email to: beetlejuice150@hotmail.com

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: beetlejuice150

Length: 00:55
Rating: 4.79
Views: 271340

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Scalez4731 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
15 pounds of paint. wow!
blondieb23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I wish I could actually enjoy my (new) beetle. but i have to replace one thing right after another and the problems never stop :(
jdamion (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
sounds like you need to take apart your carburetor and clean it, put it back together, take off the intake manifold, clean it, as well as the exhaust manifold. check the gas lines to see if they are corroding , make sure there is no rust in the fuel tank, replace all spark plugs and gap them to factory gap. or an easy way/ cheater way that might not work, spray carb cleaner down the intake of the carb (take off filter & houseing.) start the car, still not working? do the replace spark plug thing
mrwilliwizard (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lol
ReCMoD3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if you ship the engine and the car seperate you can licens it as a kit car.
CyDaSnake (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This was back when an Economy car was an economy car, not a base for ridicoulous ricer rubbish. This was also when there were a few good economy cars on the market, now they're usually either unreliable (Smart) or turn into mobile asylum rooms (The latest Toyota XBs).
CyDaSnake (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bragging rights, in case of avoiding something, if you want to have a boat that dosen't have to be trailered, and incase if you're in a flood!
Memphis35 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
why would you drive da car intah da watah?
bugz4me (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
1970 (sorry for the wait!)
smartbrunesrock3223 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle thats green!

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