First rolled off the assembly line in 1938 but was put on hold during WWII. British Occupation forces got it started again and the iconic “Bug” began swarming roads all around the world.
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Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It’s the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938.
It’s probably the same plant that cranks out the popular tourist VW Thing that one finds in every Mexican tourist spot.
They’ll still be around for decades to come.
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