The birthplace of the Classic Volkswagen Beetle is in Germany. It was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche, because they wanted to create cheap and economical cars for the ordinary working masses. Their vision was to create an affordable and effective car that every German family could afford. In fact, ‘Volkswagen' is German for ‘people's car'. Thanks to its affordability and dependability, plus attributing its unique shape and sound, the car hit it off immediately. The Beetle became the single most produced car and longest running in production in history.
The shape was conceived by Adolf Hitler. He told Porsche that he wanted the car to be shaped ‘like a beetle', for aerodynamic purposes, thus the name. The Beetle was never a fast car—and wasn't designed to be so. Instead, it build its reputation on reliability as any Beetle owner can attest that the car can last a lifetime.
During the swinging sixties, the car became increasingly popular, and was often associated with surfers and hippies because of its offbeat design. Its popularity grew because of its numerous appearances in old Hollywood movies
60 years later the Volkswagen is still making waves and has appeared in countless movies. The most famous movie example is Herbie, which was a Beetle that had a great big personality.. Another is a yellow beat up Beetle who took form as the Autobot Bumblebee from the popular Transformers TV series.
The new Beetle model was released in 1998, but oddly the original Classic Volkswagen Beetle was still in production until 2003. The new VW Beetle is modern in design, a lot safer and more comfortable than the older version. It now has newer features than what you expect in modern cars, but failed to retain the charm and character that the original Beetle had.
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