New Volkswagen Car 1968

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Unissued / Unused material -

Wolfsburg, West Germany (FDR - Federal Republic of Germany).

Various shots interior the Volkswagen Car Factory at Wolfsburg of their new model the 'VW 411' is in production. Various shots of the car to show it's best points. A model shows off the car and...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92083
Sort Number:
UN 4379 C
Time in/Out:
01:38:22:00 / 01:39:05:00
Canister:
UN 4379 C
Film ID:
3351.14
Issue Date:
1968

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  • The "test track" mentioned is Volkswagen's own facility at Ehra-Lessien.

    jamied 17th Feb 2012

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