Major Ivan Hirst accepts the car on behalf of VW (GB) from the production line.

Vehicle donated to World Wildlife Fund.

5 MAY 1971 – WOLFSBURG – Production record. Beetle – 14,000,000.

AUTUMN 1971 – WOLFSBURG – Production record. Volkswagen – 20,000,000 (Jubilee).

31 MARCH 1971 – EMDEN – Port/plant export record Beetle – 2,000,000

Puebla boss Hans Barschkis (left) shaking hands with the boss of the Red Cross of the State of Puebla as the car was donated to them.

22 OCTOBER 1971 – PUEBLA, MEXICO – Plant record VW – 200,000