• The Beetle overtook Ford's Model-T as the best selling car ever in 1972.
  
• Only two colors (black and blue-gray) were available at first.
  
• Beetle sales in the U.S. peaked in 1968 when over 400,000 were sold.
  
• Actor Paul Newman's VW had a Porsche 356 engine.
  
• The record for students piled into a VW Beetle is 27.
  
• The Rabbit was the first foreign car built in the U.S.
  
• Beetles were made in limited numbers in Mexico until 1985.
  
• The new Beetle's top speed is 110 mph

Resources

Bugorama Promotions of Sacramento
Bob Hole, founder
916-929-9791
P.O. Box 60873, Sacramento, CA 95860
info@bugorama.com, www.bugorama.com

OldBug.com
Randy Carlson, owner
www.oldbug.com
Sales, online store and gallery for vintage VW enthusiasts