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Old 08-10-2023, 08:23 PM   #1470 (permalink)
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Here're a couple of things:

There're other instances of movies using VW for stunt vehicles ('Corvette out of a railroad car in F&F, for example)

This has the predecessor to the Schwimmwagen at 3:29, the [wikipedia]Trippel_SG6



IIRC the Trippel Amphicar was powerd by a water-cooled engine to satisfy the U.S. Coast Guard.
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