• By Murilee Martin
    Jul 5, 2009 8:30 PM 12,382
    more about

    #volkswagen

    And The Winner Is...

    BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List

    Why Do Republicans Hate American Automakers?
    read more: #classicadwatch, #volkswagen, #1950s, #1960s, #1970s, #1980s, #1990s, #vw, #transporter, #volkswagentransporter, #type, #2, #beetle, #1, #fastback, #squareback, #variant, #bus, #golf, #rabbit, #gti, #scirocco, #karmann, #ghia, #ghia, #top

    Jalopnik's 20 Favorite Classic Volkswagen Commercials

    The Datsun ads were fun, as were the Toyota ads, but it was Volkswagen that first made an art form out of the automotive television advertisement.

    We've picked out 20 of our favorite VW ads from the Classic Ad Watch series for your enjoyment. From the 1950s through the current decade, from the USA, Germany, South Africa, China, Mexico, and Brazil, these ads cover the highlights of the Volkswagen product line in entertaining fashion

    1984 Rabbit
    1987 GTI
    2005 Caddy
    Beetle
    1984 GTI
    1998 Transporter Syncro
    1984 Vanagon
    1979 Scirocco
    1968 Beetle
    1979 Rabbit
    1972 Beetle
    1981 Vanagon
    1970 Karmann Ghia
    1958 Beetle
    1976 Transporter
    1958 Transporter
    1955 Beetle
    1971 Karmann Ghia
    1983 Beetle
    1966 Fastback


    Send an email to Murilee Martin, the author of this post, at murilee@jalopnik.com.