Description
VW Bug – Black and white 10″ x 13″ ad that gives a good history of the VW Bug from 1949 to 1971. The ad headline proclaims that “We’ve had 23 years to straighten out our bugs” and below this are pictures of each of the previous 23 year models. We see each year from 1949 to 1971 with the chassis numbers that were produced that year and what significant changes were made. The ad mentions a total of 2,250 improvements that were made during this time span.
Source: February 5, 1971 Life magazine.