Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle

The original Volkswagen Beetle would temporarily float on water because of a sealed steel bottom with nothing exposed beneath it. Volkswagen even created a 1972 television commercial which demonstrated its ability to float. It sold for $1999 (roughly equivalent to $12,000 today).

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