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...Chevrolet, laborers languidly unloading materials at a construction site, bricklayers working on an unfinished building across the street. Gaúcho gave the all-clear sign, and Marighella, carrying a briefcase and wearing a brown wig, swung into view. He saw the two familiar Dominicans, waiting in a blue Volkswagen across the street, and climbed into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Manual for the Urban Terrorist | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

Police also discovered that Kathy Power put a $100 deposit on a red 1967 Volkswagen about 45 minutes after the hold-up and paid for the car in cash an hour later...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs and Michael B. Mccarthy, S | Title: When the trial for these suspects ends, people are going to be very bewildered about... 'why?' | 10/6/1970 | See Source »

...also stated that Fleisher was present when guns were loaded into cars allegedly involved in the robbery and also when the group counted the money, discussed a bank robbery, and when Power, Saxe, and Bond departed in a red Volkswagen fastback...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs and Michael B. Mccarthy, S | Title: When the trial for these suspects ends, people are going to be very bewildered about... 'why?' | 10/6/1970 | See Source »

...same time, Volkswagen will roll out what it calls the "superbeetle," listed at $1,899. It will be about 3 in. longer and 1 in. wider than the standard VW. Volkswagen is already the fourth-largest-selling car in the U.S., with volume this year expected to reach 560,000. The president of Volkswagen of America, J. Stuart Perkins, appears to relish the heightened competition. "We'll sell 600,000 cars in 1971, while Ford and G.M. should each sell 500,000 Subcompacts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: For Mini-Warfare, A Bigger Beetle | 10/5/1970 | See Source »

Detroit is paying tribute to VW's philosophy by indicating that the U.S. subcompacts will be basically the same in size and style year after year. Meanwhile, Volkswagen is emulating Detroit by moving more strongly into the medium-priced market. In January, the 1,150 Volkswagen dealers in the U.S. will put on sale a new sedan listed at $2,959. Called the 411, it is slightly more than 20 in. longer than the 158.6-in. standard beetle, and wider and much heavier. When the 411 was introduced in Europe in 1968, critics complained that its 68-h.p. engine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: For Mini-Warfare, A Bigger Beetle | 10/5/1970 | See Source »

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