With over 21.5 million vehicles, this legend (built between 1938 and 2003) was the world’s best-selling car before being surpassed by the VW Golf in 2002.
After the car had been successfully exported to the USA in the early 1950s and had become popular as a cheap, economical and robust Volkswagen, its nickname Beetle/Käfer was adopted. However, it was also popularly called the spherical or humpback Porsche.
The Disney series comedy “Herbie – Ein toller Käfer” contributed to the car’s popularity in 1968. The car carried the starting number 53.