SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Art@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 days agoPortrait of Bernardo de Galvez from 1790 😳lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
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minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoWell, haha… Beetles weren’t exactly known for their size. They were hugely popular around the world for a while… maybe most of the 60’s & 70’s?
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoIve seen a fair few in Qatar over the years
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agohttps://www.thecollector.com/volkswagen-beetle-nazi-germany/
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoI guess the more recent, relevant bit of history is that VW was faking up their emissions tests within the last 10yrs IIRC.
Well, haha… Beetles weren’t exactly known for their size.
They were hugely popular around the world for a while… maybe most of the 60’s & 70’s?
Ive seen a fair few in Qatar over the years
https://www.thecollector.com/volkswagen-beetle-nazi-germany/
I guess the more recent, relevant bit of history is that VW was faking up their emissions tests within the last 10yrs IIRC.