Volkswagen Beetle - The Car of the
 20th Century
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Volkswagen Beetle - The Car of the 20th Century

Our Price.. £29.95 plus shipping.
VW Books Stock Number.. VWB888
Availability from VW Books.. Limited stock, out of print.

Author.. Richard Copping

Publisher.. Veloce Publishing Plc

ISBN (or publisher's Number).. 1 901295 86 9

Content description.....

At the dawn of the twenty- first century the Volkswagen Beetle had been in production for 55 years. In that time close to 22 million Beetles were sold all around the world to several generations of owners. No other car comes close to matching this feat, and that's why the Beetle [Bug, Kafer, Kever, Maggiolino, Cox, Coccinelle, Fusca, EJ Escarabajo - it has many names in different languages] is, undoubtedly, THE car of the twentieth century. - This book is a tribute to an extraordinary car, a car so influential that it changed the face of motoring forever. Between these covers the reader will find the complete story of the Beetle from inception in pre-war Germany to the beginning of mass- production then, step-by-step, through more than five decades of evolution to the last bastion of Beetle production in Mexico. - Uniquely, this book also includes 21 feature sections each detailing a milestone model in words and pictures. Numerous sidebars and panels describe Beetle facts, feats and advertising, and give interesting social commentary. An extensive section on the evolution of the Beetle Cabriolet rounds off the coverage and makes this THE book of the Beetle.

Physical details....

Size.. 205mm x 250mm
Pages / graphical content.. 192pp, 200 mainly colour illus
Binding.. Hardbound
Originally published.. 2001
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