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1978 Volkswagen 1600 (blue, classic)

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Make: Volkswagen
Model: 1600
Year: 1978
Decade: 1970s
Colour: Blue
Types: Classic

This catalogue entry records a 1978 Volkswagen 1600 in blue from the 1970s.

The 1978 Volkswagen 1600 in blue is filed under Classic, within the 1970s picture cars.

1970s on screen

Older cars can still belong in a seventies traffic mix, and references help avoid making every parked vehicle look as though it was recently purchased. Deliveries and trades can add everyday movement to a seventies exterior, with livery checked separately so the lettering supports the fictional workplace being shown. The clothes around a seventies vehicle can be understated and practical, with character references doing more useful work than a blanket assumption about the decade.

Possible roles in a production

Wide exteriors require attention to the whole traffic mix, since a carefully chosen foreground classic cannot hide an unsuitable car passing in the distance. Period background work benefits from a mixture of ages, with the featured classic considered alongside the cars that appear farther down the street. A classic used in a commercial can be discussed through the visual references for the shoot, without assigning it unsupported history or screen credits.

About this listing

This listing is a 1978 Volkswagen 1600 in blue, filed under Classic. A search for Volkswagen 1600s returns 4 entries. The earliest recorded year is 1966, and the latest is 1978. You will also find cream and blue and green in the colour records for this model. There are 132 Volkswagen vehicles to explore; a separate collection brings together 379 cars from the 1970s.

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Can I hire this 1978 Volkswagen 1600 in blue for filming?

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Can it be driven on camera?

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