On 24/07/2011 05:37, Tony Bryer wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:12:07 +0100 Roger Chapman wrote :
I seem to remember the tale was that it was one (or more of the major
British car manufacturers) who said that the Beetle wasn't a commercial
prospect and declined to take it on.

Rootes, http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/...and_rootes.htm


Apparently an extract from Classic Car which is possibly where my
information originally came from as I have been taking that magazine
since it started. I don't always get round to reading it these days but
I have never got round to cancelling the subscription so it still pops
through the letter plate every month.

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Roger Chapman