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The history of the Volkswagen Beetle

By firemalloniscool
  • The first beetle

    The first beetle

    On may 1937 the government of Germany demanded that a car that was small and affordable was made so ( on the demand from the government) the Volkswagen Beetle was made.

  • the famous curved roof design

    Designer Ferdinand Porsche came up with the rounded shape that defined the Beetle for decades to come ( 8 decades to be exact ) a design as recognisable as the Coca-Cola bottle itself.

  • ubergabe

    the German factory is now in the hands of the British, who learned from WW1 who realised a functioning economy and decent jobs were important to rebuilding the country.
  • small is beautiful

    small is beautiful

    In 1960 the "bug" (as it was affectionately known) became the mascot for the small is beautiful faction.
  • the first prototype

    the first prototype

    The type one was officially given the name beetle (Named after the animal Beetle.

  • The super beetle is introduced

    Volkswagen introduced a premium model now known as the super Beetle

  • The new Beetle

    Meet the new Beetle. After 60 years Volkswagen gave the car its first real update.

  • The last Beetle ):

    With sales having declined since 2013, Volkswagen announced that Beetle had reached the end of the line. There will be two last models, The final edition SE ( which starts at 25,995$ ) And the the Final edition SEL. ( Beginning at 29,995$ ).