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Title: VW history
Post by: egspot on March 02, 2011, 12:27:21 PM

http://www.vw.ca/ca/en_ca/Inside/history.html?utm_source=owners_bc_en&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WinterNews2011

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: bwaz on March 02, 2011, 01:29:04 PM

Funny that VW posts this info doesn't really research the facts! I thought the first "Official" North America beetle sold was in 1949. They have an image of what could be a 1984 mexican beetle beside that text. It also implies that the first Ghia was 1971?

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: josh on March 02, 2011, 02:06:25 PM

Pretty weak! Lots of other F ups in there too

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: egspot on March 02, 2011, 02:36:07 PM

I got it from VW Canada and regret, I did not read it before posting it. :-[

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: berliner on March 02, 2011, 04:32:37 PM

Not your fault,VW Canada probably should have read it before they published it!

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: bwaz on March 02, 2011, 07:56:17 PM

I've got one of those what year is it? brochures, and it has a good listing of changes over the years for cars.... It's from VW Canada.... maybe they don't keep their own paperwork to check back on.

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: Randy on March 02, 2011, 08:42:52 PM

My guess is that they got an advertising agency to set that up. Ad people not car people.  8)

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: Bruce on March 03, 2011, 04:48:50 PM

Quote from: bwaz on March 02, 2011, 07:56:17 PM

I've got one of those what year is it? brochures, and it has a good listing of changes over the years for cars.... It's from VW Canada.... maybe they don't keep their own paperwork to check back on.

That, plus the last real VW was sold in Canada 31 years ago, so there's nobody left in that organization that has even seen a VW.

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: bwaz on March 03, 2011, 05:37:03 PM

well there's that one at Cowell that's not for sale! ;)
(trust me I've asked)

Title: Re: VW history
Post by: Bruce on March 03, 2011, 06:53:20 PM

Oh ya, I forgot about that one.  The 53 that they think is a 52.  Bunch of ignorami!