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In the freezing landscapes of Antarctica, an unlikely car would makes its home. Throughout the 1960s, Australia used rear-wheel drive, air cooled Volkswagen Beetles for transport around Antarctica. But why beetles? How did they cope in such hostile environments and where perhaps are they now?

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Phil’s amazing write-up of the Beetle Story: https://www.clubvw.org.au/vwreference/antarctic-vws/

Without Phil’s work, none of this would be possible. So it’s much appreciated it! I had talked extensively while I researched the video and it was Phil who gave me the idea to contact Sue.

Check out the Anare Club for some amazing history and interviews with veterans: http://Anareclub.org/

Sue’s BP Rally Antarctica 1 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10006348952299

The complete "Volkswagen 1 at Mawson Station" film: https://youtu.be/Mdu8YGuj-ME?si=4R_v_0MWv6l0UBcN

00:00 – Intro
01:40 – Thanks Storyblocks!
02:50 – Australia in Antarctica
03:22 – An Unlikely Transport Solution
03:58 – Beetles Taking Over the World
04:48 – An Unlikely Partnership
05:38 – Preparing a Bug for Antarctica
08:34 – Antarctica 1 Arrives in… Antarctica!
10:05 – Antarctica 1 in Marketing
12:08 – Exceeding Expectations
13:23 – Issues & Damage
14:02 – Antarctica 2 Arrives!
15:19 – Antarctica 3 Arrives (or is it 2?!)
16:37 – Antarctica 1 on the BP Rally
17:43 – Antarctica 1 Disappears
18:24 – Antarctica 2 Rallys… and also Disappears
19:11 – Antarctica 3 Rallycrosses… and ALSO Disappears!
19:55 – Antarctica 1 Lives On (as a replica!)
22:02 – Meeting Sue
24:09 – A FORTH Antarctic Beetle?
25:25 – A Dramatic End for Antarctica 4-and-a-quarter
26:14 – A Kiwi Antarctic Beetle?
28:04 – Waffling On a Bit