Own a slice of the Beetle's... uh, British history

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Beetle blueprint story (draft)
Beetle blueprint story (draft)

Volkswagen

Love it or hate it, we all think of the good old Volkswagen Beetle as a product that's unmistakably German - perhaps one of the country's most recognisable exports.

It might come as a bit of a surprise to most, then, that its fate was once in the hands of none other than a British man, named Ivan.

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