The Infamous National Lampoon VW Ad

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today
It floats.
The way our body is built, we'd be surprised if it didn't.

The sheet of flat steel that goes underneath every Volkswagen keeps out water, as well as dirt and salt and other nasty things that can eat away at the underside of a car. So it's watertight at the bottom.

And everybody knows it's easier to shut the door on a Volkswagen after you've rolled down the window a little.
That proves it's practically airtight on top.

If it was a boat, we could call it the Water Bug.

But it's not a boat, it's a car.
And, like Mary Jo Kopechne, it's only 99 and 44/100 percent pure.

So it won't stay afloat forever. Just long enough.

Poor Teddy.

If he'd been smart enough to buy a Volkswagen, he never would have gotten into hot water.

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For those of you too young to remember, this was based on a real Volkwagon ad campaign. Neither the Kennedy clan or VW were pleased. & while it may not have been in the best of taste (although in comparrison to much of National Lampoon it definitely was mild) it did make a valid point that the Kennedys didn't like. Teddy was responsible for Mary Jo Kopechne's death.