Volkswagen VW Typ 1 Beetle

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Volkswagen VW Typ 1 Beetle
Volkswagen VW Typ 1 Beetle
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On 26 May 2004, Pope John Paul II received this Beetle as a gift from the president of Volkswagen Mexico, Luis Manuel Abella Armella, and from a delegation of workers from the Pueblo factory, at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
This Beetle was the last of a limited edition of just 3000 pieces, after which the production line of these vehicles, which originated in 1930, was discontinued. It was presented to the Pontiff as a sign of gratitude for his visit to Mexico in 2002, during which Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was beatified.