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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 12/17/2015 at 13:42 • Filed to: None

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RallyWrench > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 13:50

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Wow. I want to know if the car got out of that hole on its own. Also, I think Mr. Hocher found the best woman on the planet. Good on them.

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyWrench 12/17/2015 at 13:53

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something tells me there was winching or hilifting involved.

Raymundo > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 13:59

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That looks fun! This came to mind when I saw this:

Raymundo > Raymundo 12/17/2015 at 14:06

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Just read the article and the articles on the Herbie redux adventure that goes three websites deep. What an adventure.

BobintheMtns > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 14:18

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Oh ye of little faith:

The Copy:

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Back when the weather was good, everybody was inviting you to come in and test drive their new whatevers.

But now that the weather isn’t so good (and a test drive is really a test), the invitations have dropped off sharply.

Now maybe you can spare a little time to try out the new Volkswagen.

Not right this minute. Wait for a nice lousy day. The next time it’s snowing or slushing or something like that, drive down to your VW dealer. (If you can make it in your car.)

He’ll be happy to take you out and sow you how a Volkswagen works when hardly anything else does.

How the weight of the motor on the rear wheels makes the VW dig in and go, in the snow or the mud, or even on ice.

As you pass all the stranded cars that passed their test drives in balmier days, he’ll tell you about the VW’s other cold-weather comforts.

The air-cooled motor. It doesn’t freeze over, so it doesn’t need anti-freeze or a winter thermostat.

And if you have to leave the car out on a cold night, it’s got four coats of paint and a sealed bottom to keep it cozy.

You’ve even got an edge with a Volkswagen if the worst happens and you get stuck. What could be easier to push?

HammerheadFistpunch > BobintheMtns 12/17/2015 at 14:25

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BobintheMtns > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 14:30

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That is too cool!

Berang > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 15:05

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Eventually. A beetle will get anywhere it’s going.

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 15:27

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I love herbie!

have some class 11 bugs

AuthiCooper1300 > HammerheadFistpunch 12/17/2015 at 15:45

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ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition) used two Beetles there, one of them nicknamed “The Red Terror” (prolly the one in the picture). One sank under the ice, the other went back to Oz and later won the Australian Rally Championship, or something like that.

There used to be quite a bit of info on the ‘net on the two Antarctica Beetles. I seem to remember that the engine oil used had the consistency of paraffin. I think that apart from a skidplate or sump guard and proper snow/ice tyres they were pretty much stock. Can’t remember whether they had an limited slip diff or not.

The ANARE gang are great, very helpful. Or at least they were, some 15 years ago.

HammerheadFistpunch > AuthiCooper1300 12/17/2015 at 15:47

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yeah I seem to recall they used SUPER thin oil for lubrication and yes, mostly stock except cooling block-offs and the aforementioned plates and tires. Light makes right...unless you are in a crash.