1969 Volkswagen Type 3 | Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

A 1969 Volkswagen Type 3, the roomier and more modern step up from the Beetle that Volkswagen built through the 1960s. It keeps the air-cooled, rear-engined layout, and its low-profile flat-four leaves luggage space at both ends. The shape is neat and slab-sided, and very much of its decade. This car is finished in grey with a red interior, a restrained exterior with a warm contrast when the doors open. It has a 1600 engine and seats four. The plain grey body leaves props, wardrobe and location to carry a frame, while the red trim adds a splash of colour to interior shots. Period film and TV productions get a believable late-1960s Volkswagen. Photography, fashion and editorial teams have clean, uncluttered lines and a colour pairing that sits well on camera, and advertising and music video work gets a compact, friendly shape. Weddings and personal hires suit it in the same quiet, characterful way. The car is based in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.