By 1972, approximately four million "Bugs" had been sold in the United States. Despite its unpleasant associations with fascism, millions of people bought VW Beetles after World War II. The Beetle began life in Nazi Germany, as the brainchild of Adolf Hitler, who wanted to build a low-priced popular car as a propaganda tool. Volkswagen (VW) was the first major foreign car maker to get a foothold in the U. Still, this dominance masked the beginnings of a change-the rise of the foreign car. In 1955, the Big Three domestic manufacturers sold 95 percent of the nation's new cars. car market from the 1910s through the 1960s. The museum's Volkswagen was unused and had only 16 miles on the odometer when donated.Īmerican firms dominated the U.S. Beetles of this type got about 25 miles per gallon and had 11.1-gallon gas tanks. The Super Beetle has a four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, overhead-valve, four-stroke engine, located in the rear of the car. This 1972 Volkswagen Model 1131 Super Beetle was the 15-millionth Volkswagen Beetle manufactured, bearing serial number 1,122,500,715.
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