Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "I Saw My First TATRA! u0026 So many Classic European Cars" video.

  1. The 1956 Beetle is the model car that my dad had in Germany at that time. I spent a lot of my time then riding in the parcel compartment under the rear window behind the rear seat backs. Had in 1956 and 1957 holiday trips down to southern Germany and Switzerland travelling in that car. We had that car until 1959 when the family migrated to Australia. There in early 1960 with first employment at the Australian VW factory on assbly line, my dad bought a VW Beetle at employee discount as our first car. To be replaced by a VW Station wagon mid 1960s. That was written off in a early 1970s T-bone smashed by a careless driver and overturned. Sliding over 100m down the road, roof skewed sideways collapsed roof to just above steering wheel level over the driver. Sad too as dad worked in VW engine overhaul/race prep engine build and had up graded the engine with Porshe racing heads. But insurance collected the wreck so quick we did not get a chance to recover those Porsche heads and restore the standard engine configuration. Suspect someone got a real special second hand engine, if not just metal recycled.
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