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The History of Volkswagen Air-Cooled: The People's Car That Changed the World

The History of Volkswagen Air-Cooled: The People's Car That Changed the World

From Ferdinand Porsche's 1930s sketch of a simple, affordable car for everyone to the last Beetle rolling off a Mexican assembly line in 2003, the Volkswagen air-cooled story spans seven decades, two world wars, and the production of more than 21 million…

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