From Nazis to Hippies

[wader]

End of the road for the Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model in July 2019 at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning eight decades since 1938.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - t's the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938.

It has been: a part of Germany's darkest hours as a never-realized Nazi prestige project. A symbol of Germany's postwar economic renaissance and rising middle-class prosperity. An example of globalization, sold and recognized all over the world. An emblem of the 1960s counterculture in the United States. Above all, the car remains a landmark in design, as recognizable as the Coca-Cola bottle.
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OK - raise your hands - how many of you owned one or knew someone who did?

 

[Old Mud]

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.3 for me, 2 gassers and 1 Diesel. All Rabbits.


Oh sorry i didnt read the whole thing. ( That gal is Not from 1938 !!!) Mine were not Beetles.

Did i say "That Gal is Not from 1938"

 

[Avenger]

Never owned a Beetle, new or old. I do have a Jetta a.k.a. the Mighty TDI. Mom owned an original Beetle (in Germany no less), as did my uncle. And I certainly know a few people in the neighborhood who had beetles. Oh, and a fishing buddy had a New Beetle. It was bright red with flames on it. Goofiest thing you ever saw a middle-aged guy driving.

 

[Avenger]

 

[wader]

Never owned a Beetle, new or old. I do have a Jetta a.k.a. the Mighty TDI. Mom owned an original Beetle (in Germany no less), as did my uncle. And I certainly know a few people in the neighborhood who had beetles. Oh, and a fishing buddy had a New Beetle. It was bright red with flames on it. Goofiest thing you ever saw a middle-aged guy driving.

use to have a TDI - 3 of 'em as a matter of fact - great vehicle - 1st one got taken out by tree during Hurricane Sandy (only a year old) - 2nd one one I traded for a GLI due to the emissions scandal - got a good deal on it - drove it for 4 years - paid $25,000 for it - they gave me $22,000+ that I put down on the GLI

really miss the gas mileage - 50-60 local/highway - 64 straight highway - use to make it to Florida on 3/4 of a tank of diesel - better performance as well - car could fly

6-speed in all of 'em