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Beetle
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Oval Window, 1953 - 1957
In 1953 came the first major changes in Beetle styling. Rear view was increasingly a problem and so the boys in Wolfsburg cut out the centre post and made the split into an oval. Some callous butchers are known to have manually cut the center post of the split rear window out either to improve rear visibility or to make their cars look newer!
This window stayed in vogue until 1958 with the first small square rear window model.
Note that the rear bonnet was the same as th
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― Bugspray
― Bugspray
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As I lie in bed I assume the shape of a big beetle, a stag beetle or a cockchafer, I think.
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― Wedding Preparations in the Country
― Wedding Preparations in the Country
