The Volkswagen Beetle, or type 1 as it was officially known until 1967, is an economy class car. It was originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche for the Commission of Adolf Hitler as the latter is the "People’s Car" (Volkswagen in German). The idea was to have a car available at an affordable price for every German household. The official production began in 1938 and ended in 2003.The original design was equipped with an air-cooled 4-cylinder horizontally opposed cylinder or "flat four" located at the rear, unlike the front like most vehicles. Another trademark is the design of the body, which probably has the vehicle namesake. Over the years, a number of upgrades of the model are produced, but the architecture remains largely in line with the original type 1 signature design.Due the inherent versatility of the engine platform and customization capabilities, the Beetle is one of the longest and design under the most-produced cars. Insofar as change goes, VW Beetle parts, whether OEM or aftermarket parts are heavily sought after by many enthusiasts Beetle. Certain range of styles were already popular among cult of the car after, as the Cal Looker, and Rat Rod Resto Cal, but other combinations and variations are possible.While the engine platform is more than 40 years old, the Beetle engine is flexible enough to handle the mixing and matching of entered or tweaked more parts that go beyond the limitations of the original Beetle stock, giving the car is no stranger to motor racing events and street racing games. A special sub-Beetle style known as the Baja Bug is also found in off-road competitions.Other customizers choose to stick to the vintage Beetle. Since Volkswagen produced the various incarnations of the Beetle, parts vary from year to year. The market for classic VW Beetle parts inventory ranges back to the first model produced in the year 1960, allowing collectors to restore their vintage Beetles on the proper procedure to maintain condition.In 1998, Volkswagen released the New Beetle, a retro theme-based car company Golf platform, but borrowing the design of its big brother so to speak. Unlike the original, the New Beetle had a front-engine, unlike the Beetle back to the traditional one. It remains to be seen whether the New Beetle will have the same characteristics as the original.

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