Play me the song of death
04/23/2023
On February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th VWBeetle rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg, beating the previous production record of the legendary Ford T.
Not all vehicles survived, some were involved in accidents, others were stranded on the roadside in Detroit just two years after the end of production (1983), while others were slowly but surely unable to escape their slow decay.
Many, however, have survived to this day, some have even been meticulously restored and are now increasing in value every year.
I don't think any other car will ever be able to match the success of the Beetle, not even the Golf, as its old basic shape changes much more from model to model in today's very fast-moving world.
The Beetle always remained a Beetle. Round and very simple in its design, that's how it appealed to people as a Volkswagen. Even back then, one characteristic clearly set it apart from many of its competitors: It runs and runs and runs and runs ...
