Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian automative engineer, created the Volkswagon Beetle after receiving a contract from Hitler in 1934 for prototypes.

In 1938 production of Hitler's 'KdF-Wagen' ('Kraft Durch Freude' or 'Strength through Joy') started. The public hated the name and called it 'Volkswagon' or people's car. In this year, the New York Times first called it the 'Beetle'.

The Beetle was the first car ever to sell over 20million units and remained the most built Volkswagon ever until 2002 when the VW Golf stole the title. The original Beetle was built for 65 years, from 1938 to July 30 2003 and is the longest-produced vehicle in history.

Shells of the last two Beetles made in Germany are preserved in wax at Volkswagens Milton Keynes parts store. The last Wolfsburg-built Beetle was in July 1974.

One of the most famous Beetles is the race car from the Herbie film series. The white #53 is still one of the most popular paint jobs for the car.

The millionth Beetle, built in 1955, is on show at the Wolfsburg Autostadt Museum. It's completely gold with diamante encrusted bumpers and trims with a plush pink interior.

The VW Beetle has featured in many films, from The Shining to James Bond's Quantum of Solace, even having it's own film series briefly mentioned earlier; Herbie.

The Beetle in 2014 has an enormous aftermarket upgrade in power when a British engineer strapped a 1500hp jet engine onto it, theoretically being able to reach 140mph.

Co-founder of Domino's Pizza Jim Monaghan sold his 50% share of the company for a 1959 VW Beetle, the business is now a worldwide success.

In Stephen King's novel 'The Shining', the main character has a red VW Beetle, King drove a red Beetle whilst writing it to get himself in the mindset but the film adaptation, a yellow one is used.

The Blue Whale's heart is the size of a VW Beetle and weighs up to 1000lbs (453kg).

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