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Few cars are as significant as the original
Volkswagen Beetle. We aren't saying that because over 21 million were built, or because it was built continuously for 65 years. It's not even because it essentially did for Germany what the
Ford Model T did for the United States, the
Citroen 2CV did for France, the
Mini did for Great Britain and the
Fiat Topolino did for Italy. It's because, as explained by
Xcar, the Beetle is the reason for
Volkswagen as we know it.
Dating back to its birth at the hands of
Ferdinand Porsche and Adolf Hitler during the inter-war period, and as Nazi Germany was on the rise, the original Beetle didn't truly catch on until after the country's defeat in World War II, when the factory was taken over by the British military. Had things gone even a little bit differently - say, if the factory been purchased by another automaker, as the Brits had intended - this would have never happened, and
Xcar wouldn't be exploring the rear-engined model's history and how it relates to the New Beetle as well as the Golf-based coupe currently starring in VW's portfolio.
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