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Volkswagen Beetle

Model Year: 1958

Location of Manufacture: Wolfsburg, Germany

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This car was originally called the Käfer, the German word for “beetle.” It was not until August 1967 that the Volkswagen Corporation began using the name “Beetle” in marketing materials in the U.S.

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In 1958, the average Canadian family lived on an annual income of $3,400. A new Beetle would have cost that family $1,545.