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Non-stop by car from wolfsburg to toronto
Non-stop by car from wolfsburg to toronto

Non-stop by car from wolfsburg to toronto

Date5/12/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Non-stop by car from wolfsburg to toronto. The Dyvi Atlantic; one of two drive-on; drive-off motor ships owned by Volkswagon of West Germany; is unloading 1;070 cars at Toronto harbor. The rakish vessel has seven storage decks connected by ramps. Cars enter or leave by two side doors; cutting the usual crane-loading operation by many hours. The other drive-on; drive-off ship in the large Volkswagen fleet can cay over 2;000 of the automobiles.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014170F
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