The Crazy VW Beetles That Conquered Antarctica

Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/Calum <br> <br>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? <br> <br>Twitter......................►https://twitter.com/calumraasay <br>Instagram................►http://instagram.com/calumraasay <br>Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/BPahz6vHJd <br>Website....................►http://calumgillies.com <br> <br>Phil's amazing write-up of the Beetle Story: https://www.clubvw.org.au/vwre....ference/antarctic-vw <br> <br>Check out the Anare Club for some amazing history and interviews with veterans: http://Anareclub.org/ <br> <br>Sue's BP Rally Antarctica 1 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profi....le.php?id=1000634895 <br> <br>00:00 - Intro <br>01:40 - Thanks Storyblocks! <br>02:50 - Australia in Antarctica <br>03:22 - An Unlikely Transport Solution <br>03:58 - Beetles Taking Over the World <br>04:48 - An Unlikely Partnership <br>05:38 - Preparing a Bug for Antarctica <br>08:34 - Antarctica 1 Arrives in... Antarctica! <br>10:05 - Antarctica 1 in Marketing <br>12:08 - Exceeding Expectations <br>13:23 - Issues &amp; Damage <br>14:02 - Antarctica 2 Arrives! <br>15:19 - Antarctica 3 Arrives (or is it 2?!) <br>16:37 - Antarctica 1 on the BP Rally <br>17:43 - Antarctica 1 Disappears <br>18:24 - Antarctica 2 Rallys... and also Disappears <br>19:11 - Antarctica 3 Rallycrosses... and ALSO Disappears! <br>19:55 - Antarctica 1 Lives On (as a replica!) <br>22:02 - Meeting Sue <br>24:09 - A FORTH Antarctic Beetle? <br>25:25 - A Dramatic End for Antarctica 4-and-a-quarter <br>26:14 - A Kiwi Antarctic Beetle? <br>28:04 - Waffling On a Bit