VW Beetle "Ovali", export model, 1953

DesignFerdinand Porsche, Böhmen 1875–1951 Stuttgart

ManufacturerVolkswagen AG, founded 1937

Motor: 30 HP, 1,1 litre engine capacity, 4 cylinders, VMAX 100 km/h; Production period: 1953-1957

Place of originWolfsburg

Status

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About the workIn Germany, efforts to bring a car onto the market that was affordable for the general public date back to the 1920s. From 1933, the National Socialist government vehemently pushed the development of the “Volkswagen”, the people’s car. The first Beetle went into production 1938. Aspects of the design were adapted to technical innovations, but ist classic shape remained the same until manufacturing ceased in 2003. This model was one of the first to replace the split rear window – also known as a “Pretzel” – with a single, oval pane of glass, which is why it is now nicknamed “Ovali”.

Accession Loan from Family Gottfried Schultz 2023

Inventory numberPL 2023-1

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