Media Scirocco Sightings: What you had to say.... |
SHAWN C MEZE started all this on September 2, 1997 by writing: I happened to be flipping through the channels today and when I got to the "FX" channel I caught a glimpse of a MK-II Scirocco! So, being me, I continued to watch. The show is "Hart to Hart" (Sucks) and the basic scenario was that there was a Rally race somewhere in South America. The Harts were driving a Mercedes 450 SEL in rally trim. (So what) and the bad guys were in either an 82 or 83 Scirocco with the full Zender Z-400 body kit, Ronal wheels, roll cage Rally lights mounted above the grill on the hood and nasty unacurate V-8 sounds to go with it. Anyways, I just thought id throw this out there. Its the first time I have ever seen a Scirocco in a show. Ive seen a few in the background scenes buy never as a featured vehicle. TCame86712@aol.com wrote: 80's music video "Missing You" by John Waite. 78 Scirocco Champagne Edition in the immediate background in at least one scene. Any more sightings, anyone? This could be the makings of "Scirocco Trivia." (Thanks for the good idea! - Webmaster) andreb@u.washington.edu wrote: There is an MK-2 in "Metro" Seen twice while the trolley car is out of control. There is an MK-1 in "Singles" that Matt Dillon blew the windows out of. That is all I can remember now... ldfen1@lisco.com wrote: Just out of coincidence there is one in all the parking lot shots in front of the school scenes from the Power Rangers....shhhhhhhh...I dont want to hear it. I live in the country and we only get 3 channels. GIMPYvwMtb@aol.com wrote: I was watching Power Rangers with my nephew 2 maybe three years ago and what did I see in front of there hang out . . . .that . . like Kung fu dinner they went to. . .go figure. . . .But a shiny mint condetion Mk II 16v . . . .well you could probably already guess that after that I started hanging with my nephew a bit more. .. But I only saw it a couple of more times. . . The lil bugger got into scubby do and stuf. . . Dunno the Mystery wagon just doesn't do it for me .. . Oh and another Random one. . . The total stock Corrado In front of the Bookstore in ELLEN . . .that thing was always there . . . . I wonder if it was supossed to be hers. . . .? Oh well i never saw it move. . j_dubbya@classic.msn.com wrote: Well, I only saw them in publicity stills, but I recall that each member of the band Devo had charcoal-gray Mk Is with those wacky red flowrpot-ziggurat thingies affixed to the roof like the bug on an Orkin truck! SCIROCCO87@aol.com wrote: I'm quite positive I saw an MKii in that "Donnie Brasco" movie. It was right after somebody said "forget about it" and right before somebody said "forget about it." heh heh jbromley@mail.enterprise.net wrote: Has anybody mentioned the fact that the psycho woman drives one a Mk.1 in Fatal Attraction? jdoc@postoffice.ptd.net wrote: Just so everyone knows in the movie "Dawn of the Dead" the main characters were trapped in a mall, with dead stuff off course. Inside the mall (on display of all things) is a brand spankin new mk1 scirocco. In the climax of the movie all burly characters pile into the scirocco with machine guns and use it as a battle wagon. I think they might have even struck down a couple zombies with the rocco itself. Great movie. penny@sk.sympatico.ca wrote: Tonight i saw Kindergarten Cop, and was very surprised to see a scirocco in the movie. it was only for a split second, but it was unmistakeable. it's just before Arnold goes for his first day of school, just before he gets there. it only shows the tail end, but i thought it was too weird. until now i'd never noticed a scirocco in any movie! graham@wyenet.co.uk wrote: Just seen a rerun of the third "Cannonball" film SPEED ZONE, and noticed a white scirocco parked in the street near the end of the film. (About 15 minutes before the end when the Cops are chasing the babes in the black sports car) (unfortunatly you only see it for a fraction of a second so Video's on pause) :) pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com wrote: Not only did Eddie Murphy's new movie Metro suck in my opinion, but they smashed a totally good Scirocco II in the streets of San Francisco. Part where the guy is trying to get away in the 4x4, smacks the rear quarter of the Scirocco. This pissed me off as there Scirocco's should be classified as endangered species (especially here in Ohio). nigelh@connectmmic.net wrote: Has anyone seen BulletProof ? in the first few minutes, after they steal the Ferrari, they blow by a Scirocco waiting at a red light (if i remember correctly...) alfred@redestb.es wrote: Another one: In an episode of Tom Selleck's "Magnum P.I.", the girl who hires him drives an mkII. stoopid@idirect.com wrote: There's a Canadian band by the name of (?) that did a song called "Dance Desire", I think. Anyways, a bunch of years ago, I remember seeing the video and in it, I'm pretty sure, I saw a mint black 16V mk2 Rocco parked at the side of the street. I dunno, I think, I'm not sure, don't quote me on this, etc. When I find out the name of the band, I'll send it your way. (Anyone know the name? - Webmaster) (1/26/01 - Is the band named "Haywire" ?) kwenzel@privatei.com wrote: There's also one in "Casino" - there's a scene where Joe Pesci is running around Vegas changing cars to avoid a tail or something, and while the camera pans him running through a parking garage he runs right by a good looking white 78-79 Scirocco (you can only see the back end). apatton1@airmail.net wrote: In Planes, Trains and Automobiles you see the front half of a silver Scirocco 1 in the beginning of the movie when Steve Martin is running for a cab. n8yjf@juno.com added to the growing list with: Hey Greg! Stopped by the page briefly this evening and thought I'd add another Scirocco sighting. I believe the movie was Bull Durham. Right at the beginning there is a silver Mk. II 8v parked on the street with several other cars. (I believe it had the nine spoke "tarantula" wheels.) I haven't seen the whole movie, I was just checking our copy at the library as someone brought it back and said it didn't work. JXebec@aol.com wrote: Believe it or not, along with being a VW enthusiast, I'm also crazy about Atari and it's last creation the Jaguar. Well, I got a rally racing game called Power Drive Rally, and on the startup screen I swear there's a Scirocco fully decked out in Rally attire. yu129742@yorku.ca wrote: Okay guys, on a better note, I went to watch the movie "U-Turn" starring Sean Penn and in one of the scenes (I don't recall which one) there is a Scirocco Mk1 in the near background. Any one else seen it. Benton Yoshida wrote: Although I'm pretty bad at figuring out lyrics, I think in the song, "Loser Bar" by L.A. punk band, the Creamers, there is a line that goes, "Jump in the Scirocco". Can anyone confirm? Any other occasions where our little obsessions are immortalized on vinyl/pitted aluminum? benton----- Mindwriter & Passionartist adds: I never watched the "Ellen" sitcom very much till one night at the begining of one of her segments I saw a red Scirocco parked outside of what was suppose to be her bookstore. I've seen the same clip several times, they've used it over and over. I decided it must be Ellen's car. HA! While she was "coming out" she should have also admitted to driving a screamer! Eric L Ellis writes: I ran across your page and was surprised to see no mention of
'Tommy Boy' or 'The Great Outdoors'. The Scirocco II in
'Tommy Boy' is in the parking lot of Calahan Auto. 'The Great Outdoors' has a red Scirocco
II nearly run over Dennis Thomason writes: There is a red Scirocco 1 in the last 007 movie Goldeneye In the tank chase scene .. you can only see it if you own it on laserdisc or DVD though In the widescreen mode Greg Davis adds: Walker, Texas Ranger - episode "In
God's Hands" Eric Ragot chimes in with: Hey guys, I think I have another one to add. A Few Good Men. There was a black, 8v, Mk II, mono-wiper 'rocco in the parking spot on the street behind where Tom Cruise parks when he first visits the newsstand guy. (Note: This was about 20 minutes into the movie, after Cruise argues with that female lawyer, gets into his car, and drives away) BIGGUNBB62 boldly adds: I AM TOTALLY AMAZE MY FELLOW ROCCO NUTS HAVEN'T SPOTTED THIS
ONE THE FIRST LETHAL WEAPON MOVIE WHEN DANNY GLOVER IS STANDING ON THE
BRIDGE TALKING TO MEL GIBSONS SHRINK YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE AN Jamie added this siting: Not a TV one, rather a Jeffrey Archer (the MP) short story, "A Twist in the Tale" (don't know which one) : the narrator invites a woman back to his flat to play a game of chess. He comments something about how he'd never noticed how high a womans dress is raised when she sits in his Scirocco - no thats not the only reason I bought mine..... Dave Novak adds: Tonight, I was watching a Seinfeld episode.. the one where George has that weird doll that looks like his mother, and Elaine has a poster of the three tenors signed by one of them. Anywho, about 20 minutes into the episode, as Elaine exits from somewhere onto the street, I spot the rear end of a maroon Mk1 Scirocco in the foreground parked at the side of the road. Dave Novak adds another siting: This Ford commercial comes on (December 1998). No biggie. I'm watching. I realize the guy's sitting inside of a Mk1 Scirocco!!! The commercial is for Ford trucks, and the setting is this big guy squeezed into a Mk1 Scirocco stuck in a traffic jam on the freeway. The view is from the floor in front of the passenger seat looking up towards the driver and out the window. The thing that caught my attention was the dome light above the driver's door. Then the shifter...then the two big speedo/tach circle cutouts.... On April 02, 1998 Andy saw: A Scirocco on Jeopardy..."Alex asked , "v.w. made this car in 1974 named for a wind on the mediteranian sea." I swear I was just thinking, wonder if they ever had any questions pertaining to scirocco.Just happened tonight at 7:45. Totally bizarre!!!!! Owen adds: I feel shame, but i must confess, I saw "Spice World" tonight. Needless to say it wasn't worth the $1.75 to get in, but i had to take my girlfriends little sister, so it wasn't my choice. Anyway, the hilight of the movie was when i spotted a white scirocco in the background of one of the scenes at night. Yeah, fun. A. Bjorkheim wrote: I saw a Mk1 in "U-turn" just the other day. It was the earlier model without the wrap around parking lights in front, ie 75-77. Poor thing was in a junk yard... Sean Penny penny@t2.net wrote: I dunno if anyone else has seen it yet, but in "Kiss The Girls" there is a grey MKII scirocco in front of them when they're on the highway up to Vancouver. Updated 4/9/2004: This occurs about halfway through the movie after Kate and Dr. Cross fly to Los Angeles. They and two cops are following a suspect in a Land Rover. "Where does this road go" asks the black cop. "Vancouver" answers the white cop. The camera goes back to Dr. Cross' car - you see the early Mk2 (small wing) in the right hand lane. On May 05, 1998 Locutus wrote: I was watching "America's Funniest Home Videos" reruns and in a video called "The Amazing Collosal Baby" (or something like that) there's an 8v Scirocco in it. On December 21, 1998, Kris Rayner added: Tonight on CNN, when talking about crime, they showed a scene of a grey MK1 scirocco on stands in a street with no wheels. just another pointless tv sighting. On January 4, 1999, Wiley Cox wrote: In the movie "Say Anything", when John Cusack is driving Ione Skye home from the BIG party, they pass either a silver or grey Scirocco on the street. You see it go by out the driver-side window as you're looking at John Cusack driving his car. UPDATE 9/17/02: "Say Anything", 1989, staring John Cusack and Ione Sky. This is approximately 34 minutes in to the movie, after the big graduation party, and soon after they drop the drunk guy off at his house. It is a Diamond Silver Metallic 1982 or 1983 (small rear wing). On Thursday, January 07, 1999 Brian wrote: On FOX's Wildest police crash videos tonight there was a red Scirocco MK1 giving the cops a good chase. The cops caught up to him though and took him out so the car is probably for sale. On Saturday, January 09, 1999, John Palaia wrote: How about the red rocco in the movie FEDS, during the bank robbery scene a red rocco with black rims and what looks like a kamei body kit almost gets blindsided by the get away truck. On Tuesday, January 26, 1999, Randy B wrote: Ever wonder what It would be like to run from the Police in your Scirocco? Some one actually tried, and it was caught on Video (watch out for signs that read "DEAD END") This sighting was about Nov 98 on the show "Worlds Scariest Police Chases" or something similar to that. I nearly fell off the couch when I saw taillights like my beloved Scirocco through a police car windshield. The car was a 79-81 Scirocco S, Mars Red, and excellent condition. The driver was able to keep his lead and appeared to have good control of the car at speeds they said were 100+ mph on a curvy country highway. He even jumped the curb and went rallye-ing through a city park at one point. Unlike the metal deforming, fire belching, and bone crunching endings of the majority of chases, this one ended with the driver taking a bonehead turn down a dead end road. The driver then stopped the car jumped out and decided to pull a gun on the dozen or so officers filled with the thrill of the chase, bonehead move #2. Needless to say, he was shot several times, and somehow survived. The Scirocco came out undamaged and stopped only by a dead end road. My friend commented when I told him about the episode that the driver was probably suicidal due to electrical problems he was having, and we both sighed and said "Yep, been there". Catch this on in the re-runs. PS. I do not condone this behavior, the police are your friends, you should never drive over the posted speed limits, you should never lie, you should never talk back to your mom, etc, etc, etc........ On Thursday, January 28, 1999 David LeDeaux wrote: There's a scene in the movie Singles where they show a Scirocco. This guy had put a stereo in his girlfriend's Mk1, and cranked it up so loud that it blew out the windows. Needless to say, I'm a little upset about a perfectly good Mk1 being injured. On April 23, 1999 Craig Moore wrote: Greg, here's one I'm surprised you don't remember. The opening credits of WKRP in Cincinnati has a silver MK I driving along in downtown Cincinnati, it passes from right to left and is in the picture for about 1 sec. On April 23, 1999, Night Shadow wrote: In Falling Down with Michael Douglas, in the scence where he is walking up to a construction zone, he walks past a MK1 and a Mk2. On June 11, 1999 Ken wrote: Chevy Chase's reporter movie Fletch has an 83-84 Scirocco during one of the scenes where he is driving away from a house while investigating the folks in Utah- and the car is driving erratically for reasons that are beyond me. It is a red or burgandy car if memory serves. On July 12, 1999, Kris Rayner wrote: A View to a Kill, the last Bond film with Roger Moore, just before they jump the fire truck over the bridge you can see the tailend of a Scirocco 2 with it's brake lights on. On July 23, 1999 WWITHROW wrote I was watching the movie COMMANDO starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and i saw a rear end of a MK II when Rae Dawn Chong pulls into the mall parking lot in her sunbeam. Its a Goldish color with 83-84 GTI wheels on it. On August 27, 1999 Jamie wrote ... theres a brief view of a Mk2 in Octopussy, when Bond is being driven thru Berlin with M debriefing him. Must have been an early one since the film was made in '83. On January 15, 2000 Eric wrote: ... in Lethal Weapon 3 there is a scene where Renee Russo and Mel Gibson steal a pickup full of guns. Bad guys chase them outside and shoot at them as they drive off, in the back ground coming up the street behind the bad guys is a Mk2 Rocco baby! :-)On February 10, 2000 Mike wrote: In the mid 80's TV show Equalizer, there is one episode where a Mars red scirocco 1 is parked to the side of the street as McCall passes by. Can't remember which episode though. On April 1, 2000 Bryce wrote: The movie PARTY GIRL starring Parker Posey, 1994. A Mk 1 is hugely visible about half-way thru when Mary is selling all her vintage clothes at a used clothes boutique. It is parked right outside the window and is the exact color of mine so I perked up right away, don't cha know?On April 1, 2000 Foxx (in a box) wrote: ... when i was watching 'new york undercover' (imagine nypd blue & 21 jump street) last night i spotted the butt end of a gold or light brown mk2 while it was braking. about all i could see was that it had a rear windshield wiper and a small spoiler.On August 8, 2000, Tom Montague wrote: In Being John Malkovich, are golf and a cabrio are clearly visible when Malkovich walks out to the taxi in the beginning. Later, as he is tailing the girl, an mk11 drives by from left to right. On October 30, 2000, Patrick Fontaine wrote: ...well, for a sad Scirocco seeing, you should take a look on "The Rock". There's an orange 8v being crush by two times... Pretty sad for what look like a good shape Rocco... On December 19, 2000 Dirk wrote: I just wanted to tell that I found a Scirocco Mk2 in the movie "Snake Eater 3 : His Law" from 1992. In one scene a SciroccoMk2 stands in front of a Motel actor Lamas Lorenzo is in there then the motel is burning down and the Scirocco is still standing in front of it...On January 20, 2001, Eric wrote: Bullet Proof --- Adam Sandler/Damon
Wayans (Silver MK2 8v) On January 20, 2001, Mike wrote: One of the cars they jumped in "crusty demons of
dirt" (a motorcross video) On January 20, 2001, Brian wrote: There is one in Ferris buelers day off in the parking garage when they are waiting for there car. its Brown. On January 20, 2001, Kenneth Folkman Jr. wrote: There's a white MK1 Scirocco that shows up in a couple episodes of "Knight Rider". And there's a yellow 2 door Rabbit that's in at least half of the episodes. There's one in "Real Genius" starring Val Kilmer. It's a white MK1 sitting in a parking lot. On January 20, 2001, Jorel Jackson wrote: "Heat" - There is one in that movie with Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino and others. I can't remember the name. DeNiro is a bigtime professional thief and Pacino is the good guy out to get him. There is a Scirocco in there, but you have to be quick to pick it up. You see it from the rear. On January 20, 2001, Derek Tarvin wrote: Recent Movie... "BILLY ELLIOT" Parked in front of the ballet teachers house is a very nice black MK2 Scirocco in all it's euro glory. On January 21, 2001, Morten Nielsen wrote: Twins - the movie with Arnold and Devito. On the parking lot at the police station where "julius" finds his twin brother. They can't find "vincents" car and Devito is standing looking at a cream/brown mk. 1 (Got chrome bumpers). You actually get a good look at it from the rear On January 21, 2001, CATHERINE BOYKO wrote: Pretty sure there is one in the movie "Mandela", (red MkII?) unfortunately it is an assasin driving it (needed to get away FAST). But check it out, towards the end if memory serves. No wonder they're stars! On January 23, 2001, Jason wrote: oh, i'm so pleased that (i think) no one has mentioned Made in America yet. i watched this one last friday night at about 2am. the movie is pure trash, and stars whoopi goldberg and ted danson. at one point in the movie, whoopi gets loaded at danson's dealership, and tries riding away on her bike. she ends up falling against a mk1 rocco parked at the side of the road. i don't recall what colour it is, tho...! On January 26, 2001, Rick Pizzulo reported a previous sighting with better description: Hey I was watching the police chase show tonight, and there was a Red MK1 Scirocco being chased in one of the clips. Anyway, the guy pulled over stepped out with a gun aimed at the cop and they plugged him. Wonder what they did with the car? On February 6, 2001, Scott wrote: In a cheesy SCI-Fi channel movie called Bombshell. About three-quarters through the movie, in the only chase scene, a minivan in futuristic L.A. runs into and over a Scirocco. Damn shame! Related: I lived with a woman for a while in Wilmington, NC when they were filming I Know What You Did Last Summer. She was lined up to be an extra but didn't get picked. My '87 silver Scirocco is supposed to be in an opening scene when they pan down to show the bar where the beauty contest is taking place. I didn't see it on VHS but maybe it's in the DVD directors cut :) (Can anyone check on this for us? - Webmaster) On February 13, 2001, Eric wrote: Haha, came home sick today, sit down on the couch and I catch the last min of "Win Ben Stein's Money" on comedy central. One of the final questions posed to Ben and the contestant was: "What Volkswagen model was named after a wind that blows off the Sahara?" Both of them got it right! Scirocco baby! (Though Ben didn't quite pronounce it right) On March 24, 2001, Josh Able wrote: I was watching the Lone Gunmen tonight, and what did I see, but a silver mkII 8v sitting right in plain view in a police impound lot! On March 25, 2001, Eric wrote: I took a MSF (Motorcycle Saftey Foundation) Riders Course this weekend. Had alot of old dumb saftey movies we had to watch, and guess what, an 82 Silver Scirocco in every one! On March 26, 2001, Jason (the mad bastard) wrote: i dunno if anyone has mentioned this or not yet, but i saw the new flick Say it Ain't So on friday, and in it, there is a scene where the main characters meet up in a small wrecking yard, and while the one guy is on his way in, he passes by two smashed/stripped roccos. On May 20, 2001, Wojciech Galeck wrote: Anyone watch Police Camera Action on The Learning Channel? My brother was watching an episode of the show yesterday and there was a Scirocco that drove by in the scene. It's in the beginning of the show when the British host is standing on a stone bridge and you see a white commercial Vanagon go by and then a few seconds later the a blue mk2 goes by. On May 28, 2001, Ben Bell wrote: I have 2 "sightings" but both are really just mentions of Sciroccos. 1. In a Saturday Night Live skit called "Geek Dweeb or Spazz" the spazz (David Spade) was asked what he would do on a date, his reply: "OH! DAT WOULD BE SHWEET!! You could go with me and my cousin to the school soccer game. Then we could all pile in my SCIROCCO, get some pizza, then we could slide on my slip 'n slide all night, ITS GONNA BE SHWEEEEET!!" and he has a really funny speech problem that makes it hilarious. 2. In a song by Chixdiggit called "Shoulda Played Football in High School" it mentions a scirocco: "I'd drive a SCIROCCO, and I'd think I was cool. Every time I drive by, all the girls go OOOOHHH! . . . then you get into your car, and you peel when the light turns green" On July 21, 2001, BH wrote America's Funniest Home Videos had a clip that was maybe 20 second long, showing a view from the passenger seat of a MK2 as it lost it around a (wet or maybe icy) curve and slammed into the side of a rocky hill. Then showed it from outside. It was a gray MK2, with a crunched up nose, but not terribly bad. Funniest Home Video? I almost cried! On October 10, 2001 Mardak Fandango wrote: My girlfriend was watching a British soap called Coronation Street, and I happened to be in the room (NO, I don't watch soaps!), and saw a nice red MKII that a mechanic character on the show was working on. She said she has seen it a couple of times on the show. On October 10, 2001, Eric Ellis adds: 1996s 'The Trigger Effect' with Elisabeth Shue, Kyle Mac Lachlan, and Dermot Mulroney. The trio is in town in their black Jeep Cherokee to check out the looting that's going on. From a shot inside the jeep, looking out the rear quarter glass, you can see the top of the door and rear quarter glass of an MK2. CORRECTIONS: 1.) Much earlier I posted a sighting in 'The Great Outdoors' with John Candy nearly being run over by a Scirocco. It was the kid playing his son that ran out into the street and nearly into the path of the Scirocco. 2.) 'Cannonball 3' was never actually the final title of the movie, it was called 'Speed Zone' 3.) "BIGGUNBB62 " tells us about an MK2 16v in 'Lethal Weapon'...sorry, it was an MK2 8v and looked to be mars red. On February 6, 2002, NastyRican1021@aol.com wrote: i was sleeping during a good movie last night on the life channel called dangerous intentions when my g/f wakes me up to tell me theres a scirocco on tv. i aint believe her at first but it happend to be the main characters car. wow. i thought she was playing. seeee ya!On February 6, 2002, Daun Yeagley wrote: I got home from work this evening to find my sister watching "E! True Hollywood Stories" - the episode about 'The Comedy Store.' I wasn't really paying attention but happened to look up right after a commercial to see a black 8v Scirocco roll by behind whoever was being interviewed on camera at the time. On March 14, 2002, Eric Ellis wrote: In the movie King Pin, Woody Harrelson (Roy) and Vanessa Angel go into a strip bar to retrieve Randy Quaid (Ish). Outside the bar is parked a black 8v MK2. On April 9, 2002, Fatgirljen@aol.com wrote: in the dukes of hazzard there is am mki parked on the street in almost every establishing of downtown hazzard. they used it tons of times throughout the run of the show. On May 1, 2002, iceburnx@earthlink.net wrote: awhile back i saw a matlock rerun and there was a scene with matlock and some dude in a front yard throwing a ball back and forth and talking, and parked behind the other guy across the street was a mk2 scirocco 8v, i think it was either silver or brownish bronze coloured. On May 4, 2002, Dirk Schneider wrote: Tonight on 21:15 Central EuropeanTime there will be a show on german TV called "die 80er Jahre Show" it's on RTL, the biggest german TV-station, for all those who can receive german TV channels. It's a TV-show about the 80's with a lot of german stars. In this show there will be one of Sams silver Mk1 and a german actor will drive it into the show. Then the Scirocco will be used as background decoration through the whole show. for all those who can read german, here is a report of Sam about his adventures being a TV-star for one day : Greets Dirk "Hallo zusammen, Wie gestern in diesem Thread schon kurz angesprochen war ich am Montag den 22.04. bei der Firma Magic Media Company, die unter anderem für RTL produzieren, um einen meiner Sciroccos für die 80er Jahre Show zur Verfügung zu stellen. Alles fing damit an das ich am Freitag den 19.04. von einem Bekannten aus dem Internet eine Mail bekam in der stand das RTL für die Aufzeichnung der 80er Jahre Show verzweifelt einen silbernen Scirocco I, Bj. 1979 in Originalem Zustand sucht. In der Mail stand eine Mailadresse an die ich mich bei Interesse wenden könne. Ich dachte zuerst an eine Verarschung, entschloss mich aber dann doch eine Mail zu verfassen in der ich mich bzw. meinen Scirocco für die Aufzeichnung anbot. Weitere Bilder findet ihr HIER !! http://www.volkstreff.de/rtlsc/rtl_sc.htm Am Samstag hatte ich Post von RTL in der ich gebeten wurde mich mal telefonisch zu melden. Also rief ich mal an. Die waren heilfroh endlich den gewünschten Scirocco gefunden zu haben. Da dies meine ersten Fernseherfahrungen sind hatte ich natürlich viele Fragen die mir auch sehr freundlich und ausführlich beantwortet wurden. Leider durfte ich weder einen Aufkleber mit Werbung für meine Seiten anbringen da es zu dieser Zeit noch kein Internet gab, noch durfte ich mein Wunsch Nummernschild "S-AM 1" draufmachen da dort Schilder mit der Aufschrift "Die 80er Jahre Show" drauf kamen Nachdem alles am Telefon besprochen und die Gage ausgehandelt war machte ich mich daran den Scirocco aus der Halle wo meine VW Sammlung drinsteht zu kramen und ihn noch mal gründlich von innen und außen zu putzen. Am Montag gegen 12:45 Uhr machen wir uns auf den Weg nach Köln / Hürth wo die Aufzeichnung der Show stattfindet. Der Scirocco wurde selbstverständlich auf einem Autoanhänger dorthin transportiert da er ja erst 61 114 km gelaufen hat und mir jeder km mehr auf dem Tacho weh tut Aufgrund einer Baustelle mit Stau kamen wir erst kurz nach 14 Uhr an. Nachdem wir den Scirocco abgeladen hatten fuhren wir zum Studio. Wir sind dort von allen sehr freundlich empfangen worden und alle waren begeistert von dem tollen Zustand des Roccos. Bevor das Auto in die Studios durfte und man ihn auch da drin laufen lassen konnte wurde zuerst Stickstoff in den Tank gefüllt. Nun konnte ich das Auto reinfahren. Nachdem wir uns mit den vielen Leuten die für so eine Produktion zuständig sind bekannt gemacht hatten bekamen wir einen Ausweis (siehe Dateianhang, habe dort noch ein Foto davon gemacht da man die wieder abgeben muß und habe Muster draufgeschrieben um Nachahmungen vorzubeugen) das wir uns unbehelligt von den ganzen Security Leuten überall aufhalten konnten. Dann wurde besprochen was genau mit dem Scirocco passiert. Atze Schröder sollte mit dem Auto bis vor das Podest fahren wo der Zauberwürfel Tisch steht und Oliver Geissen sitzt. Da zu Atzes Image laut der Requisite ein Fuchsschwanz gehört wollten die an die Antenne sowas dranhängen. Ich war da absolut dagegen und sagte das dieses Fahrzeug kein Opel sondern ein VW ist und sowas absolut nicht daran passt. Das verstanden die leider nicht so ganz und haben dann nach längerem Betteln mein Einverständniss bekommen für die Probe den Fuchsschwanz an die Antenne zu hängen. Es sah total ekelhaft aus, aber naja ... was tut man nicht alles damit das Auto ins Fernseh kommt Auf die Hutablage kam dann noch eine Klorolle zu stehen die in so einem Häkelzeugs eingepackt war und ein graues Kissen mit dem roten Schriftzug Atze. Das ging ja so gerade noch ... Bei der Probe spielte ich den Atze Ich mußte dann mit eingeschaltetem Licht und Warnblinkanlage vor das Podest fahren, aussteigen und mich oben zu Olli auf die orange Sitzgruppe setzen. Das war mega geil. Die ganzen Kameras schauten auf mich und ich sah mich zum ersten Mal im Fernseh. Geplant war eigentlich das der Scirocco danach wieder rausgefahren wird und man ihn den Rest der Show nicht mehr sieht, aber als die Leute den Zustand des Autos sahen wurde beschlossen ihn danach in einer Ecke als Decko stehen zu lassen. *hüpfrumvorfreude* Zwischen den ganzen Proben gab es im Vorraum immer neue Sachen zu Essen. Man bekam dort alles was das Herz begehrt. Von Süßigkeiten über Gebäck bis hin zu Obst, von Cola über Wasser bis hin zu Kaffee. Natürlich alles umsonst Danach wurde das ganze noch mit den echten "Stars" geprobt. Es waren Atze Schröder, die No Angels und Frau Antje aus Holland zu Gast. Azte wurde mit mir bekannt gemacht und ich redete mit ihm über Sciroccos. Als er den Fuchsschwanz an der Antenne entdeckte riß er ihn direkt ab und sagte das dies absolut nicht zu einem VW passt sondern zu einem Opel Manta gehört. Bis dahin konnte ich Atze eigentlich nicht so richtig abhaben, aber als er den Fuchsschwanz abriß war er mir plötzlich ganz sympatisch Atze hatte sich 1979 einen VW Scirocco GLI in silber gekauft. Es war damals ein Jahreswagen. Er fühlte sich richtig wohl in meinem Scirocco und erzählte von alten Zeiten. Nachdem die ganzen Proben durch waren und man sämtliche Zwischenfilme (MAZ) angeschaut hatte ging es dann mal wieder zum Essen. Diesmal gab es eine riesige Auswahl an warmen Speisen *schmatz* Nach dem Essen wurden die ganzen Zuschauer (über 200 Leute) in das Studio gelassen und vom einem Vorredner auf die Show eingestimmt. Wir haben uns die Show hinter den Kulissen auf einem Fernseh angeschaut da man das was da abgeht und gemacht werden muß damit so eine Show einwandfrei funktioniert nur einmal erlebt. Als Zuschauer kann man ja immer dabei sein wenn man Karten bekommt. Die Show begann ..... Zuerst kamen die No Angels, die live übrigens nicht gerade die hübschesten sind (meine Meinung), auf die Bühne. Als die sich mit Olli unterhielten schoben wir meinen Scirocco hinter die drehbare Wand und Atze setze sich rein. Dann ging die Wand auf und er fuhr mit eingeschaltetem Licht und Warnblinkanlage bis vor das Podest auf dem Olli und die No Angels saßen. Er stieg aus, ging um das Auto rum und haute "leicht" auf die Motorhabe. Ich stieß hinter der Bühne einen spitzen Schrei aus und hab bald nen halben Herzkasper bekommen .... Als die dann was geredet hatten wurde eine MAZ eingespielt. Nun kam mein Auftritt. Ich mußte vor den ganzen Leuten den Scirocco auf der Bühne drehen und ihn hinten in eine Ecke fahren wo er den Rest der Show als Deko stehen bleiben sollte. Ich war zwar etwas aufgeregt aber alles hat wunderbar und innerhalb der vorgegebenen Zeit geklappt. So ging die Show ihren gang und mein Scirocco wurde sehr oft gezeigt Nach der Show hab ich ihn wieder aus dem Studio rausgefahren, auf den Autotrailer geladen und ging dann wieder rein. Wir haben uns noch angesehen wie einiges von den wertvollen Geräten abgebaut und im Requisitenraum verstaut wurde und gingen dann mit der ganzen Crew noch was essen und etwas trinken. Es war ein wunderschöner und vorallem unvergesslicher Tag den ich da erleben durfte. Man wurde von allen aufgenommen als wenn man schon jahrelang dazu gehört und jede Frage wurde ausführlich und sehr nett bis ins kleinste Detail beantwortet. An dieser Stelle mal ein riesengroßes Dankeschön an das ganze 80er Jahre Show Team, besonders an die netten Mädels der Requisite, an Britta und an Sinead Sorry wenn der Beitrag ein wenig lang geworden ist, aber ich wollte das was mir da passiert ist mal ganz genau erzählen. Danke für diejenigen die bis zu Ende durchgehalten haben Und vergesst nicht am Samstag den 04.05.2002 um 21:15 Uhr bei RTL die 80er Jahre Show zu schauen !! Gruß Sam" On May 11, 2002, Ben Channard wrote: In part 9 (the 1980's) of the PBS series, "The Remarkable 20th Century," the narrator talks about how Detroit was trying to play catch up to the German and Japanese cars which were increasing their market share. The program shows a Ford Escort and goes on to state that the domestic offerings were lacking in charisma and then proceeds to show a clip of a Cosmos silver Scirocco S driving in front of the U.S. Capitol building! The program will be repeated in the Los Angeles area tonight (Saturday) at 9:00 PM on channel 58. The Scirocco shows up around 25 minutes into the program and appears to be vintage footage. Does anyone know where this clip is from? benton----- On July 1, 2002, Richard Pizzulo wrote: Not sure if anyone has pointed this one out...I was watching gleaming the cube last night, and saw a Red MK1 with gold mesh rims. It was when Christian Slater was skating down the road right after the Vietnamese translation in the Pool Hall. The car was right behind him for a bit. It was a pretty good shot too. On July 1, 2002, Joshua Hignight wrote: Money Train - When the two title charaters played by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (sp?) are walking at night to Woody's character's apartment (I think), there's a mkII parked outside on the street. I think it was silver. On February 18, 2003, Allyn Malventano wrote: knight rider - 'blind spot' - black mk1 in front spot in the lot behind kitt at the hospital ~35 minute point looks just like peters mk1, save the ronals will have a screen capture of it late next week Al On March 25, 2004, DriversFound.com found another one! "Second Nature" - A 2002 London based movie. Approximately 1 hour in to the movie, Paul Cane (Alec Baldwin) goes to meet Dr. Harriet Fellows (Louise Lombard) in the hospital parking garage. This happens just after the newspaper boy brings a paper with a note written on it to Dr. Fellows. After smashing his car in to the guards following Dr. Fellows, Paul gets out of his car and gets in to Dr. Fellows' Mercedes. As they pull away, on the left side you see a red Mk2 with black body kit and teardrop wheels. On April 12, 2004, Mike Smith added: This is from Seinfeld, Season 7, Episode 17, 18m 45s (roughly). The episode is called "The Doll". On July 18, 2004, Eric Ellis added: Watching USA's 'The Dead Zone' and saw a silver MK2 8 valve. On July 25, 2004, Mark Peele added: I just spotted a Scirocco in an Irish movie we're watching - "I Went Down" (1997). It's an early Scirocco 2 (right hand drive of course). |
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