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The last beetle from Emden

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Created on January 19, 2020

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VW Beetle (1974) - After 11,916,519 Beetles, a production era came to an end in Wolfsburg

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VW Beetle (1951) - Body assembly in Wolfsburg

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VW Beetle (1945) - On August 22, 1945, the British ordered the production of 20,000 cars for the British Military Administration

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Start of production - Series production of the Volkswagen Type 1 "Beetle" began on December 27, 1945. 55 vehicles were produced by the end of the year.

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VW Beetle (1952) - Production in Wolfsburg

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VW Beetle (1946) - The 1000th Beetle was built in Wolfsburg in March 1946

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VW Beetle (1956) - A look at production

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VW Beetle (1956) - finished Beetles waiting for their customers

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VW Beetle (1948) - The 20,000th VW after the end of the war

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VW Beetle (1955) - The first million is full!

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VW Beetle (1965) - the 10 millionth Beetle is celebrated (anniversary)

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VW Beetle (1972) - Production record of the Ford T-model broken

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VW Beetle (1972) - Production record of the Ford T model broken

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VW Beetle (1976) - a Beetle built in Indonesia in 1976, it was the 10,000th Volkswagen to be assembled in Jakarta

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VW 1200 (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - 5,000,000 Beetles produced must be celebrated

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VW Käfer (1945) - Am 22. August 1945 kam von den Briten den Auftrag, 20.000 Autos für die Britische Militärverwaltung zu fertigen

Beginn der Produktion - Start der Serienfertigung des Volkswagen Typ 1 “Käfer” war der 27. Dezember 1945. Bis Jahresende entstanden 55 Fahrzeuge.

VW Käfer (1952) - Fertigung in Wolfsburg

VW Käfer (1946) - Im März 1946 wurde in Wolfsburg der 1000. Käfer gebaut

VW Käfer (1956) - Blick in die Produktion

VW Käfer (1956) - fertig produzierte Käfer warten auf ihre Kunden

An era ended 42 years ago today: the last German Beetle sedan was assembled in Emden on January 19, 1978.

Start of production - Series production of the Volkswagen Type 1 "Beetle" began on December 27, 1945. 55 vehicles were produced by the end of the year.

Start of production - Series production of the Volkswagen Type 1 "Beetle" began on December 27, 1945. 55 vehicles were produced by the end of the year.

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Construction of the post-war Beetle began in Wolfsburg, however, with the order from the British to supply 20,000 units from 1945.

VW Beetle (1946) - The 1000th Beetle was built in Wolfsburg in March 1946

VW Beetle (1946) - The 1000th Beetle was built in Wolfsburg in March 1946

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The 1000th Beetle reached the end of the assembly line in March 1946, after which the indestructible Volkswagen went from production record to production record.

VW Beetle (1974) - After 11,916,519 Beetles, a production era came to an end in Wolfsburg

VW Beetle (1974) - After 11,916,519 Beetles, a production era came to an end in Wolfsburg

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But progress could not be stopped, and the VW Golf finally replaced the Beetle as the Wolfsburg company's most successful model. The last Beetle (out of 11.917 million) rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg on July 1, 1974.

Incidentally, the Cabriolet lived a little longer in Germany; the last open Beetle was produced at Karmann in Osnabrück in 1980

VW Beetle (1976) - a Beetle built in Indonesia in 1976, it was the 10,000th Volkswagen to be assembled in Jakarta

VW Beetle (1976) - a Beetle built in Indonesia in 1976, it was the 10,000th Volkswagen to be assembled in Jakarta

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Production lasted the longest in Mexico, but the last Beetle was only built on July 30, 2003, with the "number" 21,529,464.

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