@davidwilkins @stevewfolds

I’ve a notion the very early Hitler period machines gained a nickname of Käfer, which is German for beetle. So the moniker has been around since the start.

@stevewfolds @davidwilkins

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@davidwilkins

I know I'm being ultra-pedantic, but this isn't a Beetle. It's a Volkswagen, a late model Type 1. Bug and Beetle were nicknames which have stuck, but never officially used except in adverts. The first Beetle. if you like, was the 1990s retro design based on the Golf platform.

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