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4. Last real Beetle (Air-cooled) was built in Mexico in 2003

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 08:30 PM

Sep 2018

The current beetle has nothing much in common being both water-cooled and front engined.

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Beetle: Volkswagen's iconic car comes to the end of the road [View all] Eugene Sep 2018 OP

RIP, Herbie, we'll miss you. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #1

And almost every baby boomer has owned one. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #2

That was my first car in 1964 dhol82 Sep 2018 #3

Last real Beetle (Air-cooled) was built in Mexico in 2003 flotsam Sep 2018 #4

Air cooling Turbineguy Sep 2018 #5

I'm well aware flotsam Sep 2018 #6

I had a 1968 VW Bus. donco Sep 2018 #7

I had a 71 Beetle back in my college days. stopbush Sep 2018 #8

Was our first car. A 1956, I think, though we got it in 1966 question everything Sep 2018 #10

I've had both a classic Beetle and a New Beetle jmowreader Oct 2018 #11