"We Don't Have to Start from Scratch Each Year" Volkswagen Advertisement, 1969

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Artifact Overview

While American automakers tweaked their cars with fresh styling updates every year, Germany's Volkswagen made a virtue of its sedan's unchanging appearance. The strategy kept costs down and appealed to practical, budget-minded customers. VW built more than 21 million of its Type 1 Beetle sedans between 1938 and 2003.

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Date Made

1969

Subject Date

1969

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.14.21.119

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. George S. May.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.25 in
Width: 8 in

"We Don't Have to Start from Scratch Each Year" Volkswagen Advertisement, 1969