Mexico City is flooded with "vochos" in all shapes and colours - A VW Beetle taxi is recognized everywhere as a Mexican cult object.
A second hand one in good nick, goes for AUD3,000, so we will see them on the road for decades to come.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Land of the Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle, locally called "vocho", was produced in Mexico from 1961 until 2003 - a longer production run than anywhere else in the world.
Mexico City is flooded with "vochos" in all shapes and colours - A VW Beetle taxi is recognized everywhere as a Mexican cult object.
A second hand one in good nick, goes for AUD3,000, so we will see them on the road for decades to come.
Mexico City is flooded with "vochos" in all shapes and colours - A VW Beetle taxi is recognized everywhere as a Mexican cult object.
A second hand one in good nick, goes for AUD3,000, so we will see them on the road for decades to come.
