The Beetle is not just another car.
No sir: the Beetle – old, new or otherwise is a cultural icon, a creator of strange rock star rumors, a maker of film history and a racing champion on the track and in the sand. It’s our first car, our fathers’ first car, our grandfather’s first car, and, soon, it will be our next car. So to start the celebration, we thought we’d take a look at a few of the miles we’ve traveled since 1949, when the Beetle was new to America and so, for that matter, were we.