Volkswagen Beetle

type
sedan

significance

 * Due to its small size, impressive gas mileage, and cheap price, the Beetle became a phenomenal success worldwide.
 * Popular amongst hippies
 * Subject of the popular Herbie Disney film franchise
 * continued to be marketed in Mexico well after it was discontinued elsewhere

trivia

 * Its barebones status was due to Ferdinand Porsche being commissioned by German dictator Adolf Hitler to create a "people's car", a car that anyone could afford. This makes it ironic that it became such a success worldwide
 * A "New Beetle" was introduced in the late nineties, albeit only looking very vaguely like the original. The name New Beetle was kept for years despite not being new anymore. The word "new" was dropped after awhile. The model was recently dropped.
 * featured on a Beatles album cover

decade
sixties