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… In 1968 423,000 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in the United States including 9,595 convertibles. It would set you back about $2,000 to buy one and 1968 was the year VW introduced the semi automatic, automatic transmission. Th...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
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… Volkswagen called it "The most revolutionary Beetle since the invention of the Beetle.", and indeed the 1967 is a special year for the Beetle because it saw some one year only features, final year features, and first year fe...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
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… In 1973, "Greetings from Asbury Park" was released, Elvis filed for divorce from Pricilla, Barnaby Jones premiered on TV, and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" was Billboard's song of the year. But in terms of eve...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
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… Champagne Edition Convertible Is there really any other car that's captured the world's heart the way the Beetle has? Especially coming from such hard and tyrannical times. What started off as a brainchild of a dictator, onl...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
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… Bela Barenyi, an 18 year old Hungarian student, submitted a chassis design for a "Volkswagen" in 1925 and is recognized as designing the basic VW Beetle. Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian automotive engineer, created the ...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
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… The word Volkswagen means "People's car" in German. Its headquarters are in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. It was started in the 1930's, at the request of the country's leader, Adolf Hitler, to produce a car designed by Ferdinand ...Over 4 weeks ago on AmericanlistedTools
