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10/09/2013 1:10 pm
(PIC) Think about the logic of this for a minute. Volkswagon, in 1970, posted this ad, wanting to know, where these "brands", from 1949, were in 1970. Well, obviously, all, save VW, were no longer manufactured. All, save Tucker, had some in junkyards, including VW. But......by 1970, 21 years later,
1. Which ones were valued most?
2. Which ones were restored?
3. Which ones increased in value greatly?
4. Which ones were prized possessions?
5. Which ones were in museums, high dollar auctions, private collections.
It would be interesting to know how many '49 VW's existed in 1970/ to how many built.
The VW's were cute, cheap, economical, and, to some extent, fragile. I know, because I had two of them have their engines blow up on me while driving them at speed.
Yes, I know, that's not what the ad is about. But, it is also equally unfair to blame the demise of these brands entirely on the cars themselves /build quality/looks/trend.
VW's were designed to be cheap, and economical, nothing else. Not the others.
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10/09/2013 1:29 pm
And now, even later - what also happened to that VW? And what is - still - worth more?
10/09/2013 6:33 pm
This kind of advertising is just a case of over-simplification. Books have been written about the fall of Packard and Tucker, many articles about the demise of Studebaker and Hudson, and a paragraph or so about the Desoto. (just kidding!) This ad is really saying nothing about the VW except that it had been popular quite a while at the time this ad was published.