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"Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few...
3) The love bug
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Fasten your seat belts for a hilarious ride that's loaded with laughs and nonstop action starring a lovable VW beetle named Herbie.
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The love bug: A race car driver is followed home by a VW bug with a mind of its own.
Herbie goes to Monte Carlo: Upon entering a Paris-to-Monte Carlo road race, Herbie, the VW with a heart, falls in love with a sleek, sporty, light-blue Lancia. A gang of jewel thieves hides a stolen gem in Herbie's gas tank and a madcap chase across the French countryside begins.
Herbie goes bananas: Set amid exotic Central American locations, the internationally...
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"The People's Car is a transnational cultural history tracing the Beetle from its origins in Nazi Germany to its role in the postwar West German "economic miracle" to its popularity in midcentury Europe and the U.S., second career in Mexico and Latin America, and revival in the late 1990s"--Provided by publisher.