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Volksfest 2008
Tribute to the Festival Volksfest San Salvador 2008, Volkswagen of all around America reunited.
Volksfest 08 divided in three parts, Volkswagen history, Volksfest 08 images and "Lennon" Volkswagen 1303 s 74', showing why is considered the "Car of the century ", (all around the world only car, biggest seller, biggest star in a movie, biggest karisma, longevity, faithfull, biggest legend, and so on and on.....)

Tributo al festivalº Volkswagen 2008 realizado en San salvador, en donde se reunieron Volkswagens de todas partes de latinoamerica. El video se complementa en tres partes, la historia de Volkswagen, imagenes del Volkfest 08 y Lennon Volkswagen Käfer 1303 S 74´ , demostrando el porque fue considerado EL AUTO DEL SIGLO 20 (mas vendido, mas paises se encuentra, mejor rendimiento, mayor historia, Protagonista de peliculas legendarias, etc).

Lennon Volkswagen Käfer 1303 S /1974 .


In the late 1990s, a group of Volkswagen enthusiasts formed "Volkswagenism", a satirical religion based on owners' devoted loyalty to both the Beetle and the company. Under the leadership of founder Jason Gaudet, this "religion" has gained notoriety through radio, television and print coverage from around the world...turning ordinary fans of the car into Volkswagenists.[citation needed]

By 2002, over 21 million Type 1s had been produced. And they were also called bugs because of this model.




.Adolf Hitler had a keen interest in cars even though he did not like to drive. In 1933, shortly after taking over as leader of Germany, he teamed up with Ferdinand Porsche to make changes to Porsche's original 1931 design to make it more suited for the working man, thus founding Volkswagen. (Béla Barényi is credited with having conceived the basic design five years earlier.) Hans Ledwinka discussed his ideas with Ferdinand Porsche, who used many Tatra design features in the 1938 "KdF-Wagen", later known as the VW Käfer—or Volkswagen Beetle. On 22 June 1934, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche agreed to create the "People's Car" for Hitler.

Changes included better fuel efficiency, reliability, ease-of-use, and economically efficient repairs and parts. The intention was that ordinary Europeans would buy the car by means of a savings scheme ("Fünf Mark die Woche musst Du sparen, willst Du im eigenen Wagen fahren" — "Save five Marks a week, if you want to drive your own car"), which around 336,000 people eventually paid into. Volkswagen honoured its savings agreements in West Germany (but not in East Germany) after World War II[citation needed]. Prototypes of the car called the "KdF-Wagen" (German: Kraft durch Freude — "strength through joy"), appeared from 1936 onwards (the first cars had been produced in Stuttgart). The car already had its distinctive round shape and air-cooled, flat-four, rear-mounted engine. The VW car was just one of many KdF programmes which included things such as tours and outings. The prefix "Volks" ("People's") was not just applied to cars, but also to other products in Europe; the "Volksempfänger" radio receiver for instance. On 28 May 1937, the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH was established by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront. It was later renamed "Volkswagenwerk GmbH" on 16 September 1938




The building of the new factory started 26 May 1938 in the new town of KdF-Stadt, now called Wolfsburg, which had been purposely built for the factory workers. This factory only produced a handful of cars by the time war started in 1939. None were actually delivered to any holder of the completed saving stamp books, though one Type 1 Cabriolet was presented to Hitler on 20 April 1938 (his 49th birthday).

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  • buenisimo video... mi escarabajo aparece alli es el gris con la bandera de guatemala :D

  • exelente video

  • Great Video!

  • los volkswagen escarabajo eran bakanes, y por algo los mas vendidos en la historia automotriz

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