THE HISTORY OF VOLKSWAGEN IN 2 MINUTES
The so-called "People's Car" was originally developed by a special division of Hitler's Third Reich. Watch how VW evolved from German family leisure car to iconic hippie symbol to Super Bowl ad fodder. The force is strong in this one!
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[Photos: ADVERTISING ARCHIVE/COURTSEY EVERETT COLLECTION (1970S VW RABBIT; 1980S VW; 1960 USA BEETLE; 1960S ADS); STAPLETON COLLECTION/CORBIS (GOERING BLESSING FLAGS); HULTON-DEUTSCH COLLECTION/CORBIS (HITLER VW FACTORY; FACTORY DEDICATION; ROWS VW BEETLES); LEBRECHT MUSIC & ARTS/CORBIS (1930S AD); LEONARD DE SELVA/CORBIS (GERMAN REICH STAMP); WERNER BAUM/DPA/CORBIS (NATIONAL SOCIALISM STAMP); WOLFGANG WEIHS/DPA/CORBIS (VW AND AUDI WORK); MARY EVANS/SHIRLEY BAKER/EVERETT COLLECTION (PAINTED VW BEETLE); ROBERT KERIAN/TRANSTOCK/CORBIS (2003 VW JETTA); GLENN PAULINA/TRANSTOCK/CORBIS (2006 VW GTI); ALEX MILAN TRACY/NURPHOTO/CORBIS (2014 AUTO SHOW); IZMOCARS/IZMO/CORBIS (2012 VW KOMFORT); CAR CULTURE/CORBIS (1998 VW BEETLE; 2014 VW BEETLE); ALL OTHER IMAGES VOLKSWAGEN (MEDIA.VW.COM/IMAGES)]
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