Not really so odd. In Scottsboro, Alabama (yes, Alabama, of all places--42
mile east of Huntsville where the Germans were busily engineering the space
program for NASA) VWs appeared as police cars in the 1960s. VW's ad agency
of the day (DDB) capitalized on this:
 http://www.adclassix.com/ads2/66vwpolicecar.htm

 On 10/13/05, Lorraine <lorr16ainesym@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> Check out this gorgeous Police Beetle....certainly different from the high
> speed vehicles of today!
>
> http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/110567.html
>
> Lorraine
> 1981 Westy "MIA"
>
>
> Lorraine Sym
> 1981 Westy "MIA"
>
>
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> Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos
>

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