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RAIL AND ROAD
The “people’s car” WORKING PARTS OF

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

THE MOST POPULAR CAR in the history of car manufacture is Fuel tank
the Volkswagen Beetle, originally called the KdF Wagen.
Steering tie-rod
The car was developed in Germany in the 1930s by Fuel tank
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. At that time, Germany had sender unit
Fuel filler
only half the number of cars of Britain or France,
Windshield- neck
and Adolf Hitler took a personal interest in the wiper motor
development of the Volkswagen (“people’s car”). assembly
Steering box
The intention was to provide a new industry,
Steering assembly
new jobs, and a car so cheap that idler
anyone with a job could afford it.
Dr. Porsche designed a car that
was cheap to build and run; its
rear-mounted, air-cooled engine Frame
head
cut down the number of parts
needed and also reduced weight. Anti-roll bar
However, few civilians managed to Brake back Suspension
strut
obtain the Beetle before the outbreak plate Track
of World War II in 1939. After the control Pedal
arm
war, the Beetle proved so popular cluster
that eventually more than 20 million
were sold. Dust shroud Strut insert
(shock
Front suspension absorber)
CUSTOMIZED top mount Gear
VOLKSWAGEN lever knob
BEETLE

Rear Quarter Front
lamp Air scoop light road spring
Seat mount
Hood Front suspension
top mount
Handbrake
Floor pan
(platform chassis)
Indicator
Torsion bar cover
Pressed Fuel Rear
Tail steel filler cap brake Trailing
pipe wheel drum arm

FLAT-FOUR Tire
CYLINDER
ARRANGEMENT Sports wheel
Counterweight
Piston Rear shock absorber Drive shaft
Transaxle (gearbox Heat exchanger
and final drive)
Clutch and flywheel Starter motor
Crankshaft
Flat-four engine
Connecting rod
Big end (con-rod) Air filter Tail pipe

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