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Subject:	Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:16:39 GMT
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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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		Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
(...) 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, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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		Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
(...) 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. :) (20 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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