Ferdinand Porsche, the designer of the speedy roadster, also designed the Bug for the government-owned Volkswagen car company.
Adolf Hitler financed it.
The Volkswagen Type 1 was produced by the German car company Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003, marking an unprecedented 58-year production run.
The last car built on 30 July 2003 was immediately shipped off to the company’s museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, where it is a permanent fixture.
