this is the news live from berlin and scientists in india accuse the government of ignoring warnings of the deadly new coronavirus variants advisors blames politicians failures for the devastating 2nd wave of covert 19 now overwhelming the health service also coming up australia gets tough on travelers wanting to return from india even its own citizens face fines or prison for breaking the brokers will get the full story from our reporter. north korea accuses the united states of

provocation and wants president joe biden will face consequences for calling a threat to world security. welcome to the program scientists in india are accusing the government of ignoring warnings of a new more dangerous variants of the coronavirus a forum of advisors says ministers fail to impose a large scale restrictions despite the alerts in march mass political and religious rallies have since been cited as super spreader events a 2nd wave off 19 has left india battling record numbers of deaths and infections. india is struggling as the pandemic 2nd wave crashes over the country death and desperation are spreading so too is the fear that the government can't stand

the surge and end india's suffering. when the cases started rising up i probably had a plan. but turns out they didn't right in the 1st week i understood that the government had no idea they're not prepared for anything that if you don't have it up until later than one was prepared to get about all the whatever you need for the entire city or the entire nation in just one example 121000 patients died this weekend when a hospital in the capital ran out of oxygen supply for nearly an hour and a half of one of them in favor of free 3 and fulfill the mission. is the oxygen they need support because these are to be so across. 50. feet of the increased demand in the hospital. according to lee says it will start punishing government officials for failing to deliver lifesaving items but it's impossible to give what is not yet available the international community spent the weekend

sending supplies grieving loved ones and scientists blame elected officials for the worsening situation they accuse state and federal governments of ignoring medical advice and warnings about variance. we need to treat the government. and may we elected leaders are going to go. big big change things i don't know i don't know so i'm just hoping you know respect to their words prime minister narendra modi and his ruling hindu nationalist party may be paying the price for their handling of the virus they suffered and upset in west bengal and fail to make gains in 2 other key state election it's. a sign that most political strength may be slipping as the pandemic tightens its grip . earlier we asked our correspondent money or a very end about the warning the government received from scientific advisors about

a more dangerous variance back in march. well it is a formal signed. form was formed to sevilla while plus we've now as you said they have been said that they give apple warning to the government and the state that it is going to see a write in the number of visas and that it is going to be hit by annual more. than what we saw. but clearly i have to say that the government did not eat of this for me but the critics are saying that the government at that and the fact that the state elections that a lot of which actually came out today and at that i mean at the same time we actually saw the ruling party the agent the r.t.o. the chippie all and i think massive election rallies in the state where all of the 4 of them basically broke and we all saw the government allowing logic to just keep . the case as one clean slate. many children are they reporting from delhi.

many countries have closed travel connections with india but australia has gone further threatening threatening its own citizens with large fines and up to 5 years in prison if they try to return prime minister scott morrison announced the tough measures after some travelers returned from india through transit countries australia already has one of the toughest or the policies joining the pandemic with strict caps on the number of people allowed to enter. australia has brought in a tough new border security door to tell us more about it i'm joined by g.w. porter joel dahl roy joe how unusual is this policy it's believed to be in on precision to the restriction now it was already very difficult for strain citizens to return to their own country with some waiting many months and spending tens of thousands of dollars for a seat on a rare flight but now it is in fact

a criminal offense if you attempt to return to having been in india for the last 2 weeks and you're threatened with up to 5 years in jail and fines of over $60000.00 now other countries which have closed the travel with india still allow citizens to return provided that they have tested and are koren teamed but not a stray there which is extremely cautious for example it's frequently shuts down major cities and locks them down if just one or 2 cases are detected now this policy does actually work however because there are very few active cases in australia and australia has suffered very few deaths during the pandemic however it comes at a cost to those citizens who are stranded abroad so what survey potential punishment there for people trying to return how many people are affected by this well it's estimated there are around 9000 australians in india at the moment and they're going to be stuck there for at least 2 weeks which is when this restriction will be reviewed we tracked one of them down a man named sonny jura he went to. delhi last year to visit his father who was ill

and sadly died he's now there with his elderly mother he says he fears for their lives and he believes that australia could safely let people back in if they corentin and test we can have a listen to some of his story now. the street level one. about 60 to 70 percent of their homes are infected with go it in some cases the whole family is in shock to the code so it's pretty bad there's a feeling of constant fear that we might catch go ahead and get into some sort of ritual situation with health care not being up to scratch or this new rule it's like we feel as if as if we don't unwanted citizens we would like a street in government to take care of us rather than you know make us feel that we're on what so desperate plea the end is for any chance that someone could challenge the small well several legal experts believe that

a breach of international conventions which that which should allow citizens to be able to return to their own country at any time and a group called free and open astray leo has previously attempted to get the united nations to intervene without success but rather than being withdrawn the many australians abroad who see that this law could actually be expanded to include other countries and that it could persist and be used as some kind of precent for the future thank you very much dulled roy reporting. and let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived in london for the 1st in person meeting of the g 7 group of leading nations in 2 years top of the agenda is developing a rapid response mechanism to counter russian disinformation british foreign secretary dominic rob says the west needs like minded allies to work together.

colombian president yvonne duke a has withdrawn a proposed tax reform after violent protests and opposition from lawmakers the measure was supposed to offset the deficits caused by the pandemic but opponents say it leaves many people worse off authorities have sent in soldiers to quell protests. israel has observed a day of national mourning for the $45.00 victims of a stampede at an orthodox jewish religious festival funerals have been held for the dead including children and teenagers the events was authorized for 10000 people but 10 times that many were there. now in the latest war of words between between the u.s. and north korea showing yang has hit back at u.s. president joe biden he described its nuclear program as

a serious threat to world security north korea accuses us of pursuing a policy of hostility and is warning there will be consequences. i this week north korea has been putting on a show for the 10th congress of the socialist patriotic youth league but while the crowds were due to flee falling over their leader kim jong il furious diplomats were preparing a response to the u.s. president. initially released online they said the u.s. has no insulted the dignity. our supreme leadership this is an evident sign that it is good thing itself up for an all out showdown with the d.p. r. k. . who want of was came in response to jewel biden's comments to congress on thursday. unrelated north career nuclear programs are present serious threats to american security and security of the world

we're going to be working closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both of these countries through through diplomacy as well as stern deterrence thank you in 20. was the 1st u.s. president to meet with a north korean leader their mutual affection brought about it's a moratorium on long range missile testing though it feel to bring about peace. is to make matters worse beyond yang hit out at their southern neighbors after defectors this week used balloons to scots are thousands of leaflets on dollars across the north. we've warned south korea of the consequences their silent approval of the defectors will have a north south relations. owns in it don't want. to see the group is being investigated by police in the south under

a controversial new law such leaflet drops are illegal in an effort by solon to appease its cirrhotic neighbor. for astronauts safely back after spending almost half a year on board the international space station the space x. dragon capsule touched down off the coast of florida it was the 1st crew mission run by a private company on behalf of nasa. safely retire and to planet earth. a few 3 excited these astronaut spent almost 6 months in our bit at the international space station. they splash dian in the gulf of mexico in their rare nighttime landing. if you can. back up their journey home only 6 and a half hours. just a little over my house off to the space x. team for building such a great vehicle and also the recovery operations tonight was was phenomenal 1st

time in the crew vehicle that night the mission was part of nasa public private partnership with elon musk's rocket company space x. it's being viewed as one step closer to achieving commercial space travel in the near future. or goal is one day that everyone's a space person and so this is just an exciting 1st step for that and we're very excited to see it starting to take off space x. will launch another mission for nasa later this year and is also planning its 1st all civilian trip to orbit all happy reunions with their families and loved ones thanks again for fly in space x. . informally one lewis hamilton has extended his lead by winning the portuguese grand prix and wilson started in 2nd place behind valtteri bottas but the brits passed his mercedes teammate and

held off a challenge from red bulls next stop and to claim his 97th grand prix when reigning champion hamilton is chasing a record 8 title he's now won 2 of this season's 3 races. a pitch invasion forced english footballing giants manchester united to postpone a match against rivals liverpool both sides were among the 12 clubs who attend attempted to form a breakaway european super league the project collapsed after resistance from supporters france and i want united's owners to sell the club. german football federation president. if it's has been asked to resign officer comparing his vice president with an infamous nazi judge in a recent meeting federation officials withdrew their confidence in the president's a conference this weekend who's been in office since 2019 had acknowledged that had acknowledged he made a serious mistake but said he wouldn't resign german football association is the

largest single sports federation in the world with more than 7000000 members. that's it you're up to date stories is up next here on the w m we're also gotten violent thanks me company. it's an ongoing quest for a bit of. the arab spring began in 2011. people stood up against corrupt rulers and dictatorship. all these moments. have left deep box in my memory.

they had hoped for more security more freedom more dignity. have their hopes been fulfilled. in years after the arab spring the rebellion starts june 7th on d w. this week on world stories in russia backs. in tours of becomes a business model what is the price of freedom in sweden during a pandemic but we begin in brazil where just as it has everywhere else the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the poor especially hard many have lost their jobs and are struggling to feed their families. fairly or gomez starts her day early

she gets up at around 4 am worried about having enough food for her 4 children to have breakfast. i wake up with the feeling of being in agony i jump out of bed in the 1st thing i do is stand guard i'm alive i look at my children and think to myself today i'll bring home some food for them i leave the house early to fetch bread there are days when i can't manage to bring them anything but they run out overnight. gomez lives in a for valor of around 100000 people in south paolo here and across brazil unemployment hit a record high last year this community association helps people living in marginalized areas to find work. we had an 84 percent increase in demand for employment after the government's emergency aid ended and the number of people seeking our help tripled because so many people didn't have any support anymore but

if. up. in december government aid of around $84.00 euros a month was cut making an already difficult situation for many much worse. the number of people living on less than 36 year is more than doubled many families stopped cooking with gas and started using firewood 27000000 brazilians live in extreme poverty renate tardelli has been researching the fatherless for 20 years. knowing how to pull the data shows that the poor you are the higher the rates of infection. the more on the periphery the person finds themselves in the higher the death rate from coronavirus. brazil has added 2000000 more people to the marginalised areas in the past year it's not ethical the brazilians have to choose between going hungry or getting the virus it's an ethical. when should we use.

for our dogs live in the home of sylvia hayes us she's a cook and the only one still to have a job but it's just one day a week she used to cook in other people's homes but they let her go for fear of infection. that this pandemic is difficult it's going to leave all of us starving and that's apart from all the damage it does to your health look at this q we're all in the same boat with. that problem of the melba with a shortage of vaccines and hospitals overwhelmed it's hard to see a way forward for people in the lowest social groups who are trapped by both poverty and disease. despite a 3rd lockdown france has one of the highest rates of covert infections in europe the government is trying to contain the spread of the virus with

a massive vaccination campaign. places like these are the new beacon of hope for the french the stud the fast just north of paris is one of more than 100 new huge vaccinations and just across the country all of us can live on a combined effect this is a mega operation we are now able to administer mass vaccinations in this center we will inoculate about $10000.00 people per week for neatly organized be a part of a national effort to end this crisis. people here are relieved they're finally getting help the stadium is located in france's most destitute departments and sunny which has also been hit hardest by the epidemic with about 800 new infections per 100000 inhabitants each week. i really hope to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel it's what we need things have been very

worrying for a year now and although we try to make an effort and stay reasonable it's getting very difficult to live without social contacts. with the department of sense and the need is very badly affected by the epidemic the numbers keep skyrocketing it's high time they do this if it's not already too late and faster vaccination campaign is key to the country's latest strategy to fight cope with 19 the government just decreed a 3rd nationwide lockdown but it's only a 4 week lockdown light and this time people are even told to spend more time outside this fire on a just is not sure that'll be enough to bring the epidemic under control. by song. we will need to vaccinate 10 percent of the french population with 2 jabs for the spread of the virus to start slowing down. now.

and our infection numbers are very high as we didn't impose a strict lockdown earlier this year like other countries with that said a 4 week lockdown seems rather optimistic. a sightseeing tour in moscow comms with a dose of the russian sputnik by backseat this business model is gaining momentum in russia and demand is high especially among german tourists. a tiny needle prick and a covert 1000 vaccine sputnik v enters hinds get pink n l's blood stream. it's certified as being highly efficacious pinker now is one of several germans who pay 2000 euros for a vaccination vacation his wife is also getting a dose of sputnik v. . just for the richards i feel great i didn't even feel the job.

it also means we can look forward to being able to travel again in future israel has said it will open up to people who've been vaccinated. to 2 departed from frankfurt today go there among the 1st 18 tourists who pulled the 4 day trip to moscow. their return at the beginning of may for a 2nd job. then dutch are coming but you can't count on getting a vaccination in the near future in germany to be honest i think we're being sensible the more people are vaccinated the sooner we recharge immunity to target. the media are out in force to meet the would be vaccinate. he's russia's government is happy too it wants sputnik v to be a top export 60 countries have certified it for use the european union is more hesitant to it's have been raised about its efficacy so the kremlin could see vaccine tourism as good publicity. tour operator world visitor welcomes the

business. to tour operator we at least have work for some of our stuff and generate some revenue as we otherwise wouldn't have and for russia it's peor and solves a couple of german problems as well. sputnik v. is available to all russian citizens free of charge but only 30 percent of them are interested a quick straw poll shows many welcome the fact that germans are coming to moscow for their shots. if they've got problems of vaccines in germany they should come here i don't think it's bad news of the news business that i'm stuck with you know they should come to russia where the best. with them let them have their vaccinations are vaccine is very good. group even though sputnik field isn't even certified yet the next few weeks will see quite a few more vaccine vacationers like pink you know heading to moscow visitors says

bookings are surging. sweden has taken a unique approach to the coronavirus pandemic that governments lock down policy was much lighter than in neighboring countries though the death toll is quite high the approach still has its supporters. sweden seen as the land of sweet liberty for those cheating against coronavirus closures curfews and mandatory masks while most of europe has been in various stages of lockdown over the last year suite. have been skiing shopping dining in drinking restrictions in swedish restaurants means giving customers space and closing at 8 pm i think we have taken away around half the tables so we have one meters per tank gun jimmy

head waiter at the concern and restaurant in stockholm says sweden's done it right where tourists from belgium from prawns from him learn from czech republic they come here taking it we were a case. just feel the freedom of the architect of this model state epidemiologist anders tecno who did basically the same as many other countries we do that sounds like a different way we're all trying to do things we have strived maybe even more than notices to pinpoint what exactly we do we need to close but take me on a different way has seen sweden record a far higher death toll than its closest neighbors finland and norway a comparison he rejects they all flyers sweden compare very much more true belgium or stray even germany and sweden use them on the $5.00 to $10.00 countries for at least excess mortality in europe but sweden's care homes in particular were hit hard last year and still now hospitals warn intensive care

units are nearly overwhelmed take masks for example understand doesn't believe they're very effective so on public transportation writers are urged but not required to mask up during rush hours few appear to do so some feel that's a failure of the government's covert $1000.00 communications strategy at least journalism professor christian christianson says the lax approach to mask wearing exposes inequalities in swedish society in danger inc especially minorities you're seeing people who are probably in lower paying jobs service industry jobs must take public transportation there on park trains in the morning day in day out with hundreds of people in a small container i think it's reasonable to ask like you know might that not be a possible public health problem if they make it more tighter that everyone should make you should wear a mask that would be very important maybe we could have spare some life so

a new emergency law gives the government temporary power to impose a lockdown but it hasn't been used polls show some swedes have lost faith in their country's approach to stuff lloyd blood isn't one of them. he still trusts in ender's tech now he represents like these different kind of way to handle a crisis in the world we did it in a way where people still could have there are a lot of different and for me freedom is really important i grew blood support isn't likely to fade quickly last year he immortalized the epidemiologist on his epidermis. class.

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this unique. downturn earth. doesn't have for george it doesn't have proper heating it has no trunk. but comes. out. for many it was their 1st car and a lifelong love. kind of lifestyle driving appeal. keeps on going and going and going. oh. thomas today on the go in his home region of old involved in the south of germany he's on the hunt for air cooled beetles that are lying around rusting preferably

roadworthy but it's not it's not the end of the world a tool maker by trade he can knock them all back into shape even the seemingly hopeless cases. are not. sure it can be junk. it's not unusual for someone to call me up to let me know that a relatively rare model is on its way to the scrappy but. of course i can't let that happen so it ends up in my yard. but. the beetle enthusiast has an appointment with another beatle fan polgar lashing out . what he brings out of his garage isn't his only be home but he doesn't want to keep this one if alone to a couple getting divorced a beetle can do a lot of things but it can't divide itself into too.

much more to get it up again i picked it up in oberhausen from a family that's breaking up it was supposed to get restored but had to be cleaned out and that's how i got the beetle. to be. a 967 beetle color are kona white are rare model a simple standard edition but with folding roof not many of those were built but this faithful servant has seen better days. as a relationship but i've already seen that it needs a bit of work. but it's nothing i haven't seen before. but were limited to the rear body sail as rusted through he would be a regular running board the doorsill basically all round. foreman. leaves home you know the bottom 20 centimeters as they say. it is repeated.

and our. will toss by this one it's a question of negotiation now. how could such a basic vehicle with all its limitations define logic and capture people's hearts and imaginations. is it the winds the hunchback shape its pure simplicity. karl hahn might be able to explain he was once a v.w. chairman and was with the company from the stuart it was he who taught the people to crawl so to speak. and. the beetle was a miracle. the beetle came a symbol of the success reliability and quality of german industry the motor of the german economy to a pacemaker was the foundation of our success has always been the beetle.

for the dance of it. i love to be. what it is on a good. bit on the. vision in a voice on annoying great i mean you're scottish during or. after. this is where the story of the people began a v.w. 38 the prototype of the cost. or strength through joy card as the nazis called the folks. number 6 of just 44 models built by hand developed in 1938 by fan and portion hitler's auto architecture. porsche driven by the idea of a compact car had already built this prototype and put it through more than 2. 1000000 tests kilometers.

every detail was painstakingly recorded. the test drives included the stretch from stock car fire baton baton and across the black forest. hitler a car freak had declared the state subsidized compact car a top priority 100 kilometers an hour top speed room for 4 people cheap to buy and economical to run a car for the people. the father and son duo of roofers and beatle collectors target and tristan quantum on track down this prototype all the way to the lithuanian capitol hill years. after world war 2 this particular beetle was taken to the soviet union as part of the spoils of war unwitting owner unaware of its historical importance had driven it right up to the 1990 s. and then simply parked it in his yard. or. so we arrived

and there it is parked in the middle of the garden surrounded by snow and with a tarp it's a funny feeling when you see a piece of history just lying around 52 of a possible. back then the car belonged to the leading nazi combat lie ahead of the german labor front in the preface to the manual of the so called strength through joy car gosh that the people's car was a national dream come true. number 6 was also the one used for the photos in the brochure. from the beginning the strength through joy carr was a propaganda instrument of the nazis hitler needed socio political success stories to legitimize his national socialist state and he could not tolerate the german high spin left behind by other european nations. in the race to build cars.

damaged by. the who never before had there been a design which would have to be the work of a genius broke all the rules that didn't have 4 doors but settled for 2 and had all kinds of limitations but in a package that no way underlined she. demonstrated quality and practicality driving pleasure. or. there was no question of a people's car in the war years only celebrities and party bigwigs got their hands on a new strength through joy car despite the nazi states pithy slogans promoting the pleasures of a cheap car all you had to do they said was save 5 marks a week and you could buy your own car germans dutifully collected their saving

stamps but the promised car never arrived not even when the world's biggest car factory was built in follow slaven now a district of all spork. the men who were supposed to build the cars were sent to the front to fight production was switched to munitions the machines churned out army jeeps tanks and cannon the savings put aside by the population came in handy for the nonce ease when the war was over some of the savers tried to get their money back the lawsuits dragged on until the early 1960 s. and ended with a settlement that ruled out all legal entitlements but returned a fraction of the money to the plaintiffs. from industry falls for the savers at least got the chance to use the money for a down payment. any of them did that need to go. on down the bay could either take a cash payment or a corresponding discount on

a new car often called. him on his son for most of his savings into his passion for beatles the retired fletcher has been a fan since he married people owner she drove to work in it every day clocking up 300000 kilometers without breaking down. approved. see. his approval turned 1st into a passion and then into an obsession volatile would snap up every beatle he came across it all began in the mid 1970 s. word seen daughter around. the lord on me i was people were parked their old beatles outside my house at night

and i'd wake up and look to see if there was a new one we don't analyze 3 or 4 a week for spare parts. you know that actually there were so many that i no longer knew we're they were what model and i said to myself if i want to keep this hobby up i'll have to build a warehouse with one car from every year beginning to end. it is there anywhere else like it in the world or i don't know i don't think so. 1938 to 2003 at least one beetle from every year of production all in all a grand total of more than $180.00 cars not only is every year covered but there are quite a. hugh brand models to. the last beetle belt involved sport from 1974

. 1 of the legendary now extremely rare black and yellow racers from 1983 and i capture then and now it looks fast but only had 50 horsepower. the last 2 beatles built in mexico from 2003 each with just 11 kilometers on the clock. in one shed the last convertible to roll off the production lines at common in polk in 1979 waxed and still in its original packaging am. one of his favorites a beetle from 1948 popularly known as the pretzel model because of the split rear window. it once belonged to the cathedral provost of moon star. the church official

was staying at a guest house when the car was stolen by british occupying forces they hid it away in an abandoned distillery. they took everything they could get bicycles motorbikes military side cars cars they wall that up between the main building and the outhouse and plan to take it all back to england but the troops were redeployed in 1000 $55.00 and the cars were forgotten about along with the other vehicles would follow carlos. when the distillery was being demolished decades later the old cars were simply in the way nobody realized the significance of the find until valter happened to pass by. to see the beetle already in the clutches of the digger the road had already been

crushed and the rear end was next i jumped on the car and yelled let the beetle live for the damage was done but we restored every inch bit by bit or if we didn't replace a single part the car had 2050 kilometers on the clock now it's nearly $50000.00 . and order it still got the original tires from 1948 the rubber hasn't interior it the authorities always checked that group and were allowed to drive it after the war the bomb factory was placed under british military administration the occupiers ridiculed the hunchbacked car as primitive all except one major ivan her just saw the potential of the nazi product and secured a commission from the british military government in august 94520000.

it was simultaneously a lifesaver and launch pad for. the british had brought the car to its in development center at 945 and declared it unusable. send it back to the germans it doesn't have 4 doors it has no proper heating no trunk. engine as loud and so on. theoretically if you did not see things like porsche who turned it into a practical car with the largest production numbers of all time you can see how difficult it is to predict success or failure of a new product. fall from. a 940. 8 the british occupiers appointed hine north hall of the new general director . he once said the v.w.

beetle had as many flaws as a dog fleas. now he had the staff working in 3 shifts around the clock building the beetle. the former general motors manager opted for a radical monoculture putting all his eggs in one basket. the gamble paid off in the blink of an eye not hoff made the beatle famous well beyond germany's borders booming exports made for handsome profits and the newfound wealth made the staff proud of their factory and new town which was now named both sport. in 1953 just 80 years after the end of the war the 500000th beetle rolled off the production minds by then its nickname had long since been that stowed on it by the

americans. back to beetle enthusiastic told us today ah he has set up his workshop in an old wine cellar. mechanical talents are well known among germany's beatle fans they come from far and wide for his services. at the moment he's working on a 13 o 2 also known as a super beetle from the early 1970 s. with modern chassis technology a quantum leap in peoples at the time. the air cooled one flat 4 engine has to come out but it only takes the turn a few screws. with his form yeah be design is well thought through. and you can get all the parts perry is art. as for listen to the sound it makes. order so the design is very basic tool for

such that is also the attraction i would just as. they are narrowly saved this particular hunchback from the junkyard a 984 model built in mexico like most central american beetles it was used as a taxi only this shell remains but player has stores in storage along with the chassis with the typical platform frame this one is not as bad as it looks. because of these are the is really just the car's bad weather code. we could install a seat and connect a steering column and we would practically be ready to go light and let you know it still works and are still still works i can show you. you just leave electricity and gas thanks. and since springs into life.

960 s. america a land of large gas guzzlers the feature when you people sold like hotcakes. this classless wonder was extremely popular with the mainstream the generation that fought against hitler's germany. where else in the world were more people saw then north america. and the americans fell in love with the beetle because it liberated them from the tyranny of detroit where they were bringing a new model to market every year a new strip of a new window or a new vendor at the front or back were enough for them to announce a new model and the old one was no longer worth as much as people had the new one in their driveway so the porch chilled. and had to explain why their father still hadn't bought the new model so every day for the past 25 years we've been testing

and torturing things like dog and. seeds and shops all know what the car goes through so much more so little. to our advertising campaign became the talk of the town in america it was even nominated for best advertising campaign of the 20th century but the beetle was ideal for such a cheeky campaign. on one side of the newspaper you had a coca-cola bottle and on the other beatle a name the slogan 2 shapes known the world over on to under source with knowledge of the form and. beetle meat in the belgian town of spawn. not any old meat probably the same e.s.p. little festival in the world.

only air cooled engines are allowed on the legendary race track rear wheel drive only it goes without saying. there are so many here that there are traffic jams on the grand prix course. it was beatlemania of a different kind from its heyday in the 1960 s. to the late seventy's when the people was already being written off. from the 2nd home mexico where continued to be until it was finally discontinued in 2003 after 65 years. currency. at. curious. one of the men in the pants is get out pfizer from dusseldorf he's been pimping all beatles for 30 years now

filthy engine of a v.w. van type 32.4 leaders 180 horsepower into this 1302 model probably enough power to send us to the moon. by say uses it for racing. to. the for. food. by this is amateur racing at its best everybody has their fun. most of us used to race

professionally and now we're just doing it as a hobby. there are also the drag racers people who have poured up to 70000 euros into their beetles for a few crazy seconds of acceleration over a quarter of a mile from the food these beetles run on 114 octane fuel also known as laughing gas. mago but i just from the valen belgium has penchants 974 beetle with 230 horsepower. she says that makes it faster than a porsche g.t. 3. market has been drag racing for 30 years. move a sign it's a shot of adrenaline. because you concentrate right down to the line. you go through your it's. and then the lights go green and your brain switches off and off we go to school some.

drag racing is like a modern day do you will one. mark gets off to a terrible start but quickly pulls away. his opponent also driving a beetle doesn't stand a chance. the belts in this hockey descension didn't blow up which can happen in track racing. to slow down a little bit these beetles are known allowed on the track they're so low that they would ruin the asphalt in june they look like write offs but that's on purpose. too there's room for everyone here including the low bugs as they're called good luck. on this 963 model with folding roof was done by

a mechanic from frankfurt he bought the car from a senior citizen one careful owner. is important i just recall she didn't want to sell it so i pulled out all the stops water flowers anybody there for coffee and did some sweet talking the interior is from 1063 and i didn't have to touch it so i hit the jackpot with the upholstery spigot in the old lady really looked after to free. the beetle for more than 20000000 produced exported to more than 150 countries. used and abused but always loved. unbelievable somewhat such a cheap car can do because somehow the beetle always landed on its feet. and even made it as a movie star. not. in the

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