The Iconic Beetle Says Goodbye To Car Lovers All Over The World
THE BEETLE SAYS GOODBYE – In the history of automobiles, one of the most iconic images would have to the Volkswagen Beetle.
The impact of this legendary vehicle lasted for generations. Since its release, it catapulted itself into pop-culture forever cementing itself as one of the greats.
However, the last of its kind was shipped off in July of 2019. Following that, Volkswagen had announced that they would end the production line of the iconic Beetle.
But, Volkswagen wouldn’t just end several things so quick. They made an effort to give the Beetle the proper send-off it deserved.
Volkswagen released a beautiful 90-second animation called “The Last Mile“. It was accompanied by the Beatle’s hit song “Let it Be”.
It followed the story of a young boy growing up with his own Beetle. As he was now in his old age, the once young child witnessed his car go on one last ride.
The Beetle was surrounded by hundreds of people cheering it onwards. In the animation, several iconic characters in pop-culture also showed up.
Among these was the Beetle driving itself which was an homage to the 1968 classic, The Love Bug. The film featured a self-driving car called “Herbie”.
The movie was credited by most as the reason why the Beetle rose to popularity. Along with this, Kevin Bacon’s character Ren McCormack from Footloose was also present in the video.
More references were also present in the video such as the Peace Symbol, “Miss You Already”, and “Not a Lemon”.
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