Vintage view: Ferdinand Porsche’s VW Beetle

 

Vintage view: Ferdinand Porsche’s VW Beetle
Sat, 21 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Kya deLongchamps

There are few profiles more instantly recognisable than the beaky over-bite of this motor vehicle.

The most manufactured car in the world, following a single design , the VW Beetle or Kafer is a mechanical and social icon, running all the way from the Nazis to the noughties.

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