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ThrillBilly 07-30-2003 08:23 PM
so long herbie, VW bug is no more
 
the last beetle was produced today in mexico. :(

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030730/ap_on_bi_ge/mexico_last_bug_7

By ALONSO SOTO JOYA, Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY - The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line Wednesday, 70 years after Adolf Hitler's government introduced Germans to a two-door passenger car that became an icon around the globe.

Workers painstakingly crafted the final car: a baby blue version marked No. 21,529,464 that will go to a museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, home of VW headquarters.

sflori 07-30-2003 10:49 PM
That really stinks! Especially since I actually met Herbie in person!! Yes, it was at the Laurel MD drive-in theater in the mid-seventies. :D He was parked at the ticket window where my mom bought tickets to see his movie.

We watched it while sitting on the rear deck of our convertable Corvair. What a car!!

G-Benz 07-31-2003 11:59 AM
Great! Now parts prices will skyrocket for my old Bug! :(

Kuan 07-31-2003 05:34 PM
Ooh.. hey man G, your bug just jumped in value! :) Time to get a car cover for the little bugger!

84300DT 07-31-2003 05:38 PM
i wuvved my 73 super bug (RIP) boo hoo

rickg 07-31-2003 05:43 PM
Guess I'd better dust off that 'ol '71 Superbeatle rotting away in my back yard:D


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