The　ex-skeptic　leaning　out　of　the　Volkswagen　window　is　a　television　reporter　named　Stanley　Siegel.

Like　a　lot　of　other　people　he　saw　our　floating　car　commercial.

Unlike　a　lot　of　other　people,　he　tested　it.

He　didn‘t　really　believe　that　our　car　is　made　so　well,　it’s　practically　airtight.

So　he　borrowed　a　Volkswagen　from　a　local　dealer;　went　out　with　a　camera　crew;　and　hoped　to　come　back　with　pictures　of　it　lying　on　the　bottom　of　something　called,　believe　it　or　not,　Beetle　Creek.

Fortunately,　as　you　can　see　in　the　re-enactment　above,　thats　not　how　things　worked　out.

What　people　watching　station　WLUK　in　Green　Bay,　Wis.　saw　on　the　news　that　night　wasnt　a　sunken　Volkswagen.

It　was　a　surprised　Stanley　Siegel.

In　fact,　as　he　put　it　himself,“These　things　really　do　float.”*

Whats　more,　the　VW　even　started　up.　Without　any　trouble.On　the　first　try.

So　as　far　as　were　concerned,　while　Stanley　Siegel　may　not　have　come　back　with　the　expose　he　went　out　for,　he　still　produced　something　very　worthwhile.

One　of　the　best　Volkswagen　commercials　weve　seen　in　a　long　time.

Few　things　in　life　work　as　well　as　a　Volkswagen.