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Originally Posted by Arragonis
The VW Beetle was always a niche car - it sold a fraction of the cars sold by the domestic makers.
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5 million vehicles is a pretty big niche :-) It's not uncommon to still see the occasional Beetle on the roads around here, while about the only time I see other cars of that era is when they're ramping up for the annual "classic" car event. Add the VW van to those, too: I've got a neighbor who still has one he drives for camping, and there's another down the road used by a "faux" painter as work vehicle/rolling advertisment.
(And FWIW, I was around for at least some of those times. Beetles and VW vans were cool :-))
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VW had to change the policy and fast in the 1970s to come up with the Golf.
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Which IIRC didn't sell all that well :-) Indeed, I don't think anything of theirs except the Rabbit sold much in the US.
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Ford.... The Fester was sold in the 1970s along with the Capri and Cortina. You now also get the Focus and Fester...
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The Ford Fester? You're serious?