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In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote:
>
> If Ford Motor Company decided to "reissue" the Model T, would you buy one? How
> about if it weren't available in its original color, black, but some blue-black
> color that was never used in the original. Would the slight variation in color
> change your mind?
>
> James Wilson
> Dallas, TX
It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
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In lugnet.lego, Tom Dickson wrote:
> It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
Considering the fact that the last old-style VW Beetle didn't roll off the line
until late last year, technically the new Beetle isn't a rerelease. :)
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In lugnet.lego, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Tom Dickson wrote:
> > It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
>
> Considering the fact that the last old-style VW Beetle didn't roll off the line
> until late last year, technically the new Beetle isn't a rerelease. :)
IIRC, VW stopped making the old Beetle in 1978. The factory I think you're
referring to is one in Mexico. Local managers bought it from the company, since
there was a mucher higher demand there than elsewhere for the bug.
Somehow I don't think that TLC would let any group of fans buy out a factory,
though.
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In lugnet.lego, Jason Catena wrote:
> IIRC, VW stopped making the old Beetle in 1978.
They stopped production in Germany at that time, but they didn't stop production
entirely. They'd still be making them in Mexico if it wasn't for the government
working to phase out 2-door taxi cabs, and reducing tarrifs on imports (after
all, now you can buy an imported 4-door with AC and airbags for about the same
price as a domesticly produced original Beetle).
> The factory I think you're referring to is one in Mexico. Local managers
> bought it from the company, since there was a mucher higher demand there
> than elsewhere for the bug.
The Puebla, Mexico plant is still run by Volkswagon. They still produce the
Jetta and the new Beetle. I'm not sure where you heard that they sold off the
plant.
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