2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo: Cultural History

Source: Edmunds

Everyone knows that the car was Adolf Hitler's pet project, meant to be affordable, practical transport for Germans, just as Henry Ford's Model T had been for Americans. What I didn't know (though I'm sur ...
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2013 VW Beetle Convertible Launching With Three Special Editions

Source: Lotus Connection

The newly redesigned Volkswagen Beetle relies on nostalgia for much of its appeal, so what better way is there to promote the new Beetle Convertible than with special editions that honor the car’s formative yea ...
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Aberdeen policeman in hospital after city centre patrol car crash

Source: Edinburgh News

has been taken to hospital following a collision between a patrol vehicle and another car. The crash involving a green Volkswagen Beetle and a police car happened in Aberdeen's King Street at the junction with University Road at about 8.45am. The ...
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Police car involved in road crash

Source: East Kilbride News

A policeman has been taken to hospital following a collision between a patrol vehicle and another car. The crash involving a green Volkswagen Beetle and a police car happened in Aberdeen's King Street at the junction with Universit ...
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Police car in 'emergency' crash

Source: BBC News

24 May 2012 Last updated at 07:09 ET An investigation has been launched after a Grampian Police car was involved in a collision while responding to an emergency. The accident happened on King Street, near the University of Aberdeen, at about ...
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New DIA meet-up spot: the Vochol

Source: 9NEWS.com

DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Once upon a time, travelers fresh off their planes at DIA would meet friends and families "by the fountain." Not anymore. These days, it's "meet me by the bug." The fountain, which never quite wor ...
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Ingrassia links cars, US history

Source: The Stanford Daily

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Ingrassia spoke to a packed audience Wednesday evening at the Stanford Automotive Innovation Facility on the subject of his new book, “Engines of Change,” which provides “a cultural history that ...
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Report: Volkswagen Beetle Convertible to debut at 2012 LA Auto Show with ’50s, ’60s, ’70s design theme

Source: egmCarTech

We’ve gone through three major auto shows this year where the Volkswagen Beetle Convertible was supposed to make its debut – the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, 2012 New York Auto Show and the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Well, it never happened. New reports now sug ...
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New sense organ helps giant whales to coordinate the world’s biggest mouthfuls | Not Exactly Rocket Science

Source: Discover Magazine

The world’s largest animals have been hiding something. The bodies of the giant rorqual whales—including the blue, fin and humpback—have been regularly displayed in museums, filmed by documentary makers, and harpooned by hunters ...
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