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.