that should have read

"I seem to recall seeing ad's from VW back in the 60's that touted the virtue of 
the Beetles in Antarctica. I seem to recall that they were used by the 
Australian Research Station and had "license plates" on the like "Australia 1" 
etc.

Sorry for the typo listees.

m.

> That is correct I seem to recall seeing adverts from the 60's touting the 
> merits of the beetle back in the 60's.
> 
> michael
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