# VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY PRODUCTION OF VW BUGS, MICROBUS, FASTBACK WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - 1970s 86414

This color promotional film "The Small Car Idea" shows the construction of automobiles including the Beetle, Microbus and Fastback Coupe at the modern Volkswagen Factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The film attempts to showcase the innovative design of these various vehicles while underscoring their safety features, reliability and gas efficiency.. Copyright is circa 1971 or 72. Opening: German cars including Porsches, a VW wagon, and a Karmann Ghia race around a test track. VW workers head into the office at Wolfsburg, Germany leaving their cars in a huge parking lot. The Wolfsburg Volkswagen Factory is the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, and one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world. Smoke stacks of the plant. A railroad spur extends inside the plant. Volkswagen Beetles head towards a VW branded transport ship. VW's Volkswagenwerk factory exterior (1:05). Cars being built. Cars on the assembly line. Biggest test track in Europe is located at the Volkswagen Factory. A Volkswagen Beetle is crashed into a wall as part of safety tests. DEI Defense Electronics Inc. mainframe computer. The crash of the Volkswagen Beetle is reviewed by engineers (:06-2:18). Engineers look over plans, and at (3:05) are shown working with clay models to design components. High tech, highly automated machines stamp out car parts. Workers look at the doors to a Beetle. Machine tools at work. Precision cutting machines at work. 1 out of every 10 workers at the Volkswagen Factory…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/86414-auto-racing-andcustomization)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/86414-auto-racing-andcustomization?play=1)