1968 Volkswagen 181 [Typ 181]

1968 Volkswagen 181 [Typ 181] in L'albatros, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for:

01:12:24 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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supcoach ◊ 2016-01-14 01:21	Type 181 was also sold to the public, as the Kurierwagen in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States (1973–74), the Safari in Mexico and South America, and Pescaccia in Italy.
supcoach ◊ 2016-01-14 01:30	According to IMDb, the movie was filmed in France - so it had to be imported and logically it would be either a Kurierwagen or a Pescaccia...yes, no, maybe
DidierF ◊ 2016-01-14 01:39	No. I don't think 'Kurierwagen' neither 'Pescaccia' (?!) could be used in France, even in Alsace where the movie was shot. By the way, should we have it 'convertible' or 'off road'?
supcoach ◊ 2016-01-14 01:49	According to Wikipedia - The Volkswagen Type 181 was a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, off-road, manufactured by Volkswagen from 1968 to 1983. @DidierF - What should we call it then??
dsl ◊ 2016-01-14 01:56	Seems was 181 in F.
Ingo ◊ 2016-01-14 17:52	DidierF wrote No. I don't think 'Kurierwagen' neither 'Pescaccia' (?!) could be used in France, even in Alsace where the movie was shot. "Kurierwagen" was the military name, the private version -as this here- was sold just as 181.