20 Nostalgic Pics Of VW Beetles & The Beatles
Carly Tennes
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If there were two words that could sum up the energy of the 1960s, they would be "Beetle" and "Beatle." Despite their coincidental names, VW Beetles and The Beatles were, respectively, the coolest car and band of the decade, serving as pop culture icons ... and the subject of some of the era's most iconic photos.
From a bug-themed drive-in to Abbey Road like you've never seen it before, here are 20 nostalgic pics of VW Beetles and The Beatles.
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“The Beatles, George Harrison(14), John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15), 1957.” -
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“George Harrison of the Beatles taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal in 1966.” -
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“Two festival goers that found Woodstock too much, lie passed out on their Volkswagen Beetle, 1969.” -
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“When The Beatles met Muhammad Ali in Miami, 1964.” -
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“Cramming into a VW Beetle, 1964.” -
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“The Beatles Arriving in New York, 1964.” -
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“An early 70’s Super Beetle including Porsche seats…. With my older brother & sister. The 1959 Bug in the background taught all six of us kids to drive at stick-shift.” -
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“The Beatles before their iconic Abbey Road shot, 1969.” -
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“Hideaway pizza founded 1957. It had the largest fleet of VW beetles in the U.S. that delivered pizzas to hungry college kids in Stillwater, Oklahoma.” -
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“My Dad driving his VW Beetle through Europe in 1966. He took that car all the way around the world.” -
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“The beatles walking back the other way on Abbey Road, 1969.” -
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“Beatles in action at the Cavern Club … ca.1961.” -
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“Little dude looking dapper in double denim, Los Angeles, 1977.” -
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“Beetles watching Herbie at the drive in, 1967.” -
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“The Beatles step onstage in Tokyo, Japan. 1966.” -
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“My mom with her VW bug, around the late 1970s.” -
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“The Beatles wearing masks to protect against smog before playing at the Ardwick Theare, Manchester, England on December 7, 1965.” -
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“The Beatles playing on top of Apple Headquarters at 3 Savile Row during their famous ‘rooftop concert’ 1969.” -
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“Mum: 1967, in a VW Beetle - parents drove from Frankfurt to Constantinople (Istanbul) on their honeymoon.” -
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“Last photo taken of all four Beatles together; August 22nd, 1969.”
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