vw beetle documentary: the shape of quality (3/3)

This australian vw beetle documentary is called: the shape of quality. This documentary focusses on the technical issues of beetle production in Australia in de early '60s.
That makes the documentary less interesting for the general public, butr even more for insiders: people who are 'into the beetle'.

For instance: it strikes me to see that during beetle production the window rubbers are put into place manually with a hammer, with the risk of damaging the fresh painted body. Also the use of a thread to push the rubber in place from the inside of the car is easy to see.

The film was directed by Fred Schepisi.
Volkswagen Australasia.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• vw
• beetle
• commercial
• vintage
• volkswagen
• bug
• fusca
• advertisement
• classic
• reclame
• kever
• kafer
• old
• flower
• power
• car
• auto

[diciannove19]

It's not a car! It's an art!

[ENICO171]

VW BEETLE THE BEST!!!

[PAMAROSHOUSE]

a great simple car to own back then,and even now its still a pleasure to drive.owner of a 67 conv. ghia

[XjjdX]

@cockyhemi

That's the way it was

[cockyhemi]

@0.12 I didn't know Walter Cronkite was a VW inspector!

[Seasurf88]

Apparently, to paraphrase Henry Ford, you could buy Volkswagens in Australia in any color you liked, as long as they were powder blue.

[JBofBrisbane]

The funny thing is, Volkswagen actually lost millions building the world's most popular car at the Clayton factory in Australia, and the closer they got to 100 percent local content, the more money they lost.

[JBofBrisbane]

@gagislobista - Planned obsolescence is a crock. Things wear out, and the longer you hold onto it, the more wears out and goes wrong. Besides, I bet your daily drive is a bit newer than a 60s VW.

[joefallow]

I would love one fresh of the line now...

[BIGBLOCKJOE1]

I have the original car ads for vw at  Joes Vintage Car Ads.co

[BIGBLOCKJOE1]

I have the original car ads for vw at JoesVintageCarAds.co