Last ever VW Beetle model rolls off Mexican production line

Cool shape and great styling.

It's a pity they are making the last ones in dull colours, not the poster paint-like primary colours used for Mexican taxis. They were really photogenic.

I'm sure no one wants to sit on the back seat. Once I travel with a 1970 VW Beetle and sitting in the back seat, it was 40 years ago. I have to change the seat with my friend after about 20 km. I couldn't tolerate the noise come from the engine. My friend loves it and he drives almost every day back then.

the original was great the new version an ugly joke just like the mini.

After the war, the Allied countries made Volkswagen a priority in an effort to revive the German auto industry.

A British Army officer was responsible for restarting the factory and a number of Beetles were issued to the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) as staff cars/runabouts...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3104469.stm

Being a 2 door compact car certainly added to it's demise.

Most ordinary cars of that size have tons more space & accessability, making them far more suitable for the modern "common folks".

Looked at buying a 2nd hand one as a 2nd car a few years back - I had 2 beetles before 1966 & 70 - but just too limited.