Not to be harsh or rude but isn't the point of driving and restoring one of the most rare Beetle set-ups known to the USA (A Polizei Käfer) part of the fun ? And educating people should be the joy of being the owner of such a rarity.
You can have some fun ribbing them while giving them an education... 1. Did this really come from Germany? - Yep. I know of at least 3 other countries that were using Beetles as Police cars, Mexico and Brazil was using them well into the 90's (I used to live there and have a few shots of me being frisked against one). 2. How did they ever catch speeders with these? (see #6) 3. Why isn't the steering wheel on the right? (Tell them to Google Fridolin for RHD VW's LOL) 4. Where do they put prisoners? (the roof) 5. Does the siren work? (...it's old and faint put your ear up here real close) 6. Do you ever pull people over just for fun? (yeah I tried to catch a speeder in a GTO once...he was going 145) 7. Is that (POLIZEI) French or Eye-talian? Polizia = Italian (come on it’s not that far off) French eh that’s just trying to sound hip 8. Shouldn't that be a red light on top? (only when the cop is female ;) 9. Can you really talk to the German police on that radio? (only the other ones in Police Beetles and there are only 2 left in the world and they are not on right now) 10. Can it really go 140? (M.P.H.? yes, but most people don't understand the damage terminal velocity causes to one of these...) Cheers and have fun with it, you get a chance to be an ambassador, educator and smart aleck all at once. Brien -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bert Knupp Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 4:03 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Emily Knupp Subject: [vintagvw] Stupid questions heard at car shows Volks, Many of you know my restored 1970 VW police car and its story, and some have seen it at shows in the South and Midwest. Last night I drove up to a nearby “cruise-in” at a suburban shopping mall, where it and one other VW beetle were the only non-US-made cars present (out of about 300 cars). It’s quite an experience. So I am compiling a list of the most frequently asked stupid questions I've heard at car shows. In no particular order, here are some of the most often heard about the Copbug: 1. Did this really come from Germany? 2. How did they ever catch speeders with these? 3. Why isn't the steering wheel on the right? 4. Where do they put prisoners? 5. Does the siren work? 6. Do you ever pull people over just for fun? 7. Is that (POLIZEI) French or Eye-talian? 8. Shouldn't that be a red light on top? 9. Can you really talk to the German police on that radio? 10. Can it really go 140? It's not on the list, but last night I actually heard one throwback to the 1950s: "Where's the engine?" Maybe you have heard a few good ones yourself. Or maybe you can think of some snappy responses for me. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, but they need some education. Bert Knupp __n|_ °(_____)º (ô\_|_/ô) U° °U Polizeikäfer '70 FaceBook under "Copbug Polizeikäfer" -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6409 - Release Date: 06/13/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
