VW TRIVIA

- By Herschel D. -

1. "Zündspule" is the German word for ignition coil.

2. VW has opened a new museum near the Wolfsburg factory along the Mittenland Canal.

3. VW published the clasic advertisement, "Think Small," in 1960.

4. If you see a first generation Rabbit with square headlights, it was built in Westmorland, PA.

5. The last officially imported Beetle sedans to be imported into the U.S.A. were 1977 regular Beetles.

6. In 1974, VW came out with a variation of the Beetle they called the "love Bug." Some of the chrome was blacKed out (see this month’s cover).

1. Was the dashboard flower vase, that you see in some VWs, a factory installed option?
2. Fortunately, Dr. Porsche lived long enough to see his People’s Car FILL German roads. In what year and at what age did he die?
3. Name something significant in VWs history that happened in 1950.
4. What American automobile manufacturer was offered ownership of the VW factory right after WWII and turned it down?
5. The creator of VW’s famous self-knocking ads had a favorite one. Can you guess which one?
6. The very first car built under Porsche’s own name was largely composed of VW parts. In what year was it mad? What was its model name? An on what previous VW was it based?