Photo Gallery «How the Americans judged the VW Beetle - okay»
In 1954, the VW Beetle was still selling relatively poorly in the USA, albeit with rising sales figures. The American car tester Wilbur Shaw tried to find out whether the Beetle had a chance in America and came to a negative assessment despite its clear qualities. He was wrong, because in the following years the Beetle became the most successful imported car in the USA, so that even the American manufacturers, who were used to success, had to react. This article reproduces the original wording of the 1954 test and provides an interesting look back at the beginnings of the Beetle in the USA.
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