It’s nice to see a great British institution giving a great German institution the credit it deserves.
It may not be the most spectacular, efficient, cool, sexy or beautiful car that German industry has produced – but it’s certainly the most influential. And that’s why the BBC recently focused on the VW Beetle in its fascinating series on a nation through 100 objects.
Well worth a watch and a listen, The Story of the Beetle.
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"It’s 1976. Volkswagen launches a car with no precedent. The Golf GTI creates a new sector, the hot hatchback. Credited as partly responsible for the demise of the traditional two-seater sports car in the 1970s, it was immediately a hit, "
"There’s never been a better time to go looking for a retro ride. Ducati will happily sell you a Scrambler, BMW has the eye-swivelling R Nine T range and Triumph… well, Triumph has more old-school options than most manufacturers "
"When we got asked to make this film, it had a working title of ‘Dad Had One’ and was always going to be a nostalgic look back at the cars of our youth. Cortinas, Chevettes, Dolomites, Cavaliers, that sort of "
