In 1934, Ferdinand Porsche was commissioned to build a small, inexpensive car at the request of Adolph Hitler. His masterpiece -- a beetle-shaped sedan that was called a Volkswagen (German for "people's car") debuted two years later. The war delayed production of the vehicle until 1949, however, and during the '50s the car became known as the VW Beetle, later earning the distinction of the best-selling car of all time. Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen has since gone on to manufacture more contemporary cars -- though the world's fondness for the Beetle, or "Bug," still runs strong -- strong enough to justify a 1998 New Beetle debut that was initially a huge hit in North America. Though New Beetle sales have leveled off in the 21st century, consumer interest in the company's more practical (but still fun-to-drive) cars -- specifically the Jetta and Passat -- has steadily increased.
You know Adolf Hitler redisigned the look of the beetle when it was first introduced to him. The original design had much smaller headlights, set further out on the body as well as some other difference in the body,..ect. The big bug eye look they have is courtesy of the fuhrer himself. Apparently he didn't think it looked "Cute" enough. Kinda makes you wonder abotu the guy don't it.....
That must have been an interesting conversation. I can picture it, a bunch of guys screaming at each other in German about the cuteness of headlights. Tell me you're not laughing thinking about it.
You know Adolf Hitler redisigned the look of the beetle when it was first introduced to him. The original design had much smaller headlights, set further out on the body as well as some other difference in the body,..ect. The big bug eye look they have is courtesy of the fuhrer himself. Apparently he didn't think it looked "Cute" enough. Kinda makes you wonder abotu the guy don't it.....
You know 'mother's day' was also his invention? And we still celebrate it. Later we added father's day to make him happy too...
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