Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Volkswagen
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1938: The Volkswagen (or people's car) model later...
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1938
The Volkswagen
(or people's car) model later known in Britain as the Beetle, designed by Ferdinand Porsche
, began production.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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: Following an agreement of the British government...
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Summer 1953
Following an agreement of the British government to import German cars to the value of two million pounds over the next year, the Volkswagen
(or people's car) went on sale in Britain.
“’People’s Car’ makes UK debut”. Guardian Weekly, 8 June 2007, p. 22.
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1972: Worldwide sales of the Volkswagen Beetle...
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1972
Worldwide sales of the Volkswagen
Beetle topped the sales of the most popular car to this date, the Model-T Ford.
Evans, Richard J. “Autoerotische”. London Review of Books, Vol.
