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10. World Records
In Kremser, Austria the record for cramming the most amount of people in a Volkswagen Beetle was set. Take a guess, a total of 25 people fit into a Beetle. There is also a land speed record for the fastest custom VW Beetle at 208 mph or 335 km/h.

9. Big Dollars
The last run of 3000 Volkswagen Beetles ever produced in 2003 are highly rare and collectible. These Beetles came in beige or aquarius blue with chrome trim and handles. One of these rare Beetles was listed with only 75 miles on the odometer for 1.1 million dollars. This isn’t the only high priced Volkswagen though, a 1955 special edition Samba microbus sold at Germany auction for 235,000. This 9 seat VW Bus has 23 windows, 30 hp, cloth sunroof and a huge VW logo on the front. Only 11 of these Samba microbus’s were ever made and this one is in mint condition with only 6400 miles on the odometer.

8. Porsche Nearly Took Over Volkswagen
In 2008 Porsche drafted up a plan to secretly buy up Volkswagen shares. The idea was that they would quietly buy shares until they owned over 75% of the company which would legally allow them to take ownership. Porsche denied any such plan for months but eventually details of the plan were made public which sent Volkswagen’s stock skyward. Porsche nearly had 75% of the company shares required for takeover but in 2009 experienced debt problems flipping the tables having Volkswagen taking control of Porsche.

7. Best Selling Car of All Time
The Volkswagen Beetle has sold over 21 million cars worldwide during it’s production run from 1938 - 2003. The initial batch of Beetles came out before World War 2 started but production was halted in 1939 to produce military vehicles. After the war was over Ford among other automakers passed on taking over the Volkswagen factory in Germany. Britain passed on Volkswagen as well but eventually VW was revived by a large order of cars for the British military. The order of 20,000 cars put people back to work in Germany and was the beginning of the major success of the Beetle.

6. Highly Collectible
Vintage Volkswagens are in high demand such as the Volkswagen camper vans. Hardcore Volkswagen fans will restore these old vans back to their former glory is not better. Some people take it a step further and find old vintage luggage and boxes, restore those as well and strap them to the back or the roof as part of the restored look.

5. Truck Racing
Volkswagen is a major player in the truck racing industry in South and Central America. These bizarre looking trucks are like small semi trucks which doesn’t match the typical aerodynamic race car you’d expect to see.

4. Friendliest Owners
The true hardcore volkswagen fans are some of the nicest people you’ll meet. Online and in person communities of Volkswagen fans openly share knowledge to anyone in need. Often problems can easily be diagnosed by simply posting to a forum and having it answered by the Volkswagen community.

3. The Thing
Volkswagen invented a vehicle called The Volkswagen Type 181 or "The Thing" in the 1970s. This two wheel drive air cooled four-cylinder van was seriously lacking in power with the ability to go from 0 - 60 mph or 0-100 km/h in 23 seconds, not exactly a super car. Today this car can be found on ebay ranging anywhere from $8,000 - $30,000.

2. Volkswagen is a Vehicle Giant
Volkswagen owns many car companies. Just when you thought there was legitimate competition among car manufacturers, thing again. Volkswagen outright owns or has a large stake in Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Ducati Corse, Lamborghini, MAN SE, Neoplan, Porsche, Scania, SEAT, Skoda Auto, as well as Volkswagen commercial and Marine vehicles.

1. Invented By Hitler
Adolf Hitler was the mastermind behind the Volkswagen or the people’s car. He developed the idea for the Volkswagen beetle as he wanted a car that was affordable and convenient. The initial design called for the beetle was a 5 seater that was able to travel 100 km/h. Hitler wanted to built a car that was so popular among the Germans that it would be the choice car of the country keeping the money within the country. It was originally developed by Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-YCn1DdiM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNJ9H2MmR1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Atk_Ww_yE
http://www.dw.com/en/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-volkswagen/g-18746648
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/vw-thing

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