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  The end of the road for Beetlemania: The last ever VW Beetle has rolled off the production line, signalling the end of an icon of motoring that was born when Adolf Hitler demanded the creation of a ‘people’s car’ Source:Daily Mail The world’s-biggest selling car is no more. This week the last ever VW Beetle rolled off the production line and ended an astonishing era. The original car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1938 after Adolf Hitler ordered him to create a ‘People’s car’ — or Volks Wagen. Only a handful were made before World War II intervened and production was not restarted until the late Forties. The quirky motor took the world by storm — and even became a Hollywood star in its own right in the Herbie films. The old air-cooled model was eventually phased out and replaced in 1997 by a new version that was ...