Well said, John. I used to be greatly immersed in the VW bug and its history. I've owned 5 of them and my wife has had 2 new beetles. h:

I've owned:
'56 ragtop oval
'59 resto-custom
'63
'67
'73 Superbeetle (Mexican version...)

Wife's:
2002 1.8T yellow beetle
2005 1.8T powder blue convertable beetle

Pics of the '59 hotness:




'73: