This old Beetle is worth a million with Pirellis.

NEWYORKER: Baptizing the Gun

We think that's odd, because the old Super Beetle Cabriolet and especially the Karmann Ghia did not suffer a macho backlash.

FORBES: Test Drives

But an old green Volkswagen Beetle inches past the plaza, a loudspeaker roaring scratchily from its roof.

NEWYORKER: Silver or Lead

Gone is the strange expanse of dash between the instrument console and the base of the windshield, caused by the (old) New Beetle's strictly circular roofline.

WSJ: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Review: The Beetle Mans Up | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil

Carmakers have overhauled old designs for the modern era: Volkswagen's New Beetle and the new Fiat 500 are obvious examples.

ECONOMIST: Corporate history