VW Beetle: The story behind this legendary German car | History Stories
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- The VW Beetle: everyone has their own story with this iconic German car. Before the Volkswagen company even existed, there was the Beetle. Engineer Ferdinand Porsche developed it on commission from Hitler. The Beetle became the very first car VW built, and it was in production for 65 years. The Beetle is the model most strongly associated with Volkswagen, and for a period, it was the most popular car in the world. To this day, it’s beloved by classic car enthusiasts, and on this episode of History Stories, we take a ride through the history of the beloved Beetle.
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Proud to have a 1971 1302 cabriolet that just went thru restoration. Good for another decade!
Solid video. I wish I still had my 1970 Beetle ("Coche" from Mexico 💜). It was great fun to drive around San Francisco, CA.
Greetings from Japan.
I love this beautiful Car. I had one VW Käfer 1200 cc bought in Aachen in 1971... Later in Brazil in 1976 brand new VW KÄFER also 1200 cc , made in VW Brazil. Very Sad this iconic car is not produced any more.
Beloved Car …….best of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️
Mi primer vehículo vw escarabajo del 81 ,se llamaba Lele ,lo pase tan bien, muchos recuerdos, si mas adelante tuviera los recursos me compraría otro y lo restauraría, muy buen documental 👍👍👍👍
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You are wrong about the VW Beetle being "ugly" they are quintessentially "cute" like Pandas and Penquins !!! .Verified by it's endless popularity ! My wish is to one day own a " classis Beetle.
The Volkswagen Beetle was not an ugly car. In 1972 the Beetle surpassed the Ford Model T, and took the title as the best selling car of all time. If it was an ugly car nobody would have bought it. When it ceased production in 2003, the total production of the original Beetle was almost 22 million. The Beetle was also the longest car in production, and was produced from 1938 to 2003. From 1938 to 2003 the platform was the same. Other car manufacturers claim they now have the title as the best selling car but their platforms changed numerous times.
I want to know what happened to Ahmet Zogoğlu's(Albanian president and king Ahmet Zogu) beetle car gifted by A.H. It had a flame and it was roadster car.
I think the vw beetle is the best looking car in history. I think vw should come out with a new one!!!
If only they put oil coolers in it...
@@berealistic A lot of people did install aftermarket oil coolers on them. The 1600 dual port engine was notorious for having valves drop into the engine crankcase. It was the number 3 cylinder every time because it burned the hottest. The oil cooler helped cool things down a little.
Tatra ripoff
Kind of documentary I like!!!😂 Wonderful ❤
a real icon
The Brits were offered the productionsplans and blueprints for the car after the war but rejected id. It was just too funny and weird to be produced in serious numbers, so they left it for the germans.
It was the British Royal Engineers that resurrected the car from a wrecked factory.
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From “Wikipedia”: Following the war, the Beetle experienced a significant growth in success.[76] On 11 April 1945, Fallersleben, where 17,000 people lived, was officially designated "Wolfsburg".[77][78] Official series manufacture of the saloon began on 27 December 1945;[79] Volkswagen made fifty-five vehicles by the end of the year.[80][81] The Volkswagen facility, initially slated for dismantling and transportation to Britain under American control in 1945, faced a lack of interest from British car manufacturers; an official report included the phrase, "The vehicle does not meet the fundamental technical requirement of a motor-car [...] it is quite unattractive to the average buyer [...] To build the car commercially would be a completely uneconomic enterprise." Instead, the factory remained operational by producing cars for the British Army.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Correct. Both your statements and mine are correct. The Royal Engineers were determined on finding a civilian owner to continue the work they started. Luckily for Germany, it was a German concern that took it over.