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By: Environmental Sociology and Sociological Images | John Girdwood

Environmental Sociology and Sociological Images | John Girdwood — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:13:21 +0000

[…] VINTAGE AD FOR VW BUS BRAGS ABOUT FUEL EFFICIENCY […]

By: Tommy McDonnell

Tommy McDonnell — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:24:29 +0000

We are still driving a 1961 Westphalia. Referred to as a 14 foot gas pusher. It is our recreational vehicle and it does get 21 to 24 mpg, depending on which way the wind is blowing. You can follow us on our 4000 mile adventure at http://www.vwadventures.com and experience a little bit of VW Camper life.

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:25:03 +0000

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By: buybigtires

buybigtires — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:41:43 +0000

Look how far the tires have come. Now, 65,000 miles is considered on the low end for a set. 30,000 miles was considered great back then.

By: opminded

opminded — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:24:20 +0000

Government programs that give out other people’s money tend to be quite successful.

By: chuk

chuk — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:20:59 +0000

“And you can forget about going out of style next year, next year’s model will look the same.”

This is brilliant. Whatever happened to that kind of incentive? :(

By: Jay Livingston

Jay Livingston — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:51:45 +0000

Credit where it’s due. The VW campaign by Doyle Dane Bernbach was the brainchild of Julian Koenig (there was a segment on This American Life about him a few weeks ago, and he was referred to by name on Mad Men last season). DDB had lots of copy writers, but this line — “And you can forget about going out of style next year, next year’s model will look the same.” — sounds like Koenig himself.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:12:10 +0000

When I see vintage ads they all seem to be in the rationally appealing category. Now they are all emotionally stimulating. I wish I was born in a different age!! I want an ad that doesn’t insult me… I like this!

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:26:53 +0000

Done.

By: Zanti

Zanti — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:45:06 +0000

24 mpg! (better than a lot of vehicles get now) Also, 1970s oil crisis!

By: Chollie

Chollie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:22:55 +0000

Too bad the mileage didn’t increase by the same factor of ten that the price did.

By: Tintin LaChance

Tintin LaChance — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:26:35 +0000

Could you please put a transcription of the text? It is somewhat difficult to read due to size, and you haven’t linked to a larger version of the image.