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What the Three Most Popular Cars in History Have in Common
A new section of Stewart Brand's Maintenance
Stewart Brand writes of the three most popular cars ever made:
THE THREE MOST POPULAR CARS ever made have this in common: they were cheap, they retained their basic design for decades, and they invited repair by the owner. The Ford Model T sold 16.5 million between 1908 and 1927. The Volkswagen Beetle sold 21.5 million between 1938 and 2003. The Lada Classic from Russia sold 18 million between 1970 and 2012.1
In essence, they were easy to maintain. Read the piece here. Comment on the piece here.