VW Käfer Rometsch Taxi

[Rainer271]

In the fifties the VW Käfer was one of the most used cars as a Taxi in Germany. After a decision of few german communities that a Taxi needs four doors the car body company "Rometsch" from Berlin stretched about 30 VW Käfer by 18 centimeter / 7 inches and equipped the car with four doors.

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The youtube video contains a documentation about the daily routine of taxi drivers in the fifties and sixties.
At 5.40 min you see also the Rometsch Käfer.

 

[KiwiRob]

Since just about every man and dog on this planet knows the Type 1 as the Beetle, why use the German term, which very few have a clue about?

 

[Rainer271]

Since just about every man and dog on this planet knows the Type 1 as the Beetle, why use the German term, which very few have a clue about?

There are not only Beetle:
http://www.kaeferblog.com/internationale-namen-fur-den-vw-kafer
http://www.kaeferblog.com/internationale-namen-fur-den-vw-kafer

Argentinien Escara
Australien Beetle
Bolivien Peta
Brasilien Fusca
Dänemark Booble
Deutschland Käfer
Frankreich Coccinelle
Finnland Kupla
Griechenland Skaraveos
Holland Kever
Italien Maggiolino
Indonesien Kodok
Island Bjalla
Jugoslavien Buba
Japan Kaputo Muschi
Katalonien Escarabat
Kenia Dudu
Mexico Bocho
Norwegen Chrobak
Österreich Käfer
Polen Garbus
Phillipinen Pagong
Südafrika Duivel
Schweiz Chaefer
Schweden Bubblan
Tschechien Brouk
USA Bug

 

[KiwiRob]

If you called it a Beetle in any of those countries they would automatically know what you were talking about, the same cannot be said the other way around. Which is why VW sell a Beetle today, not a VW any of the words you typed above.

 

[Gianclaudio]

In Brazil, they were not only popularly known as Fusca, but in fact the actual name of the car was Fusca. They had a little plate in the engine cover with that designation.

Thanks Rainer for the interesting article.

 

[mini_cooper4]

In Bulgaria it's known as VW Kostenurka/Костенурка which is Turtle in Bulgarian.
Early ones are Käfer and the new ones are Beetles here.

 

[Gianclaudio]

In Bulgaria it's known as VW Kostenurka/Костенурка which is Turtle in Bulgarian.
Early ones are Käfer and the new ones are Beetles here.

Interesting to hear! The nickname "peta" we use for the Kafer in Bolivia, is actually a slang for "turtle" just used on my region, but got accepted all over the country for the car in question.

 

[mini_cooper4]

Interesting to hear! The nickname "peta" we use for the Kafer in Bolivia, is actually a slang for "turtle" just used on my region, but got accepted all over the country for the car in question.

Hehe good to hear we are not alone

 

[KiwiRob]

Norwegians don't call them a Chrobak either, they call them Boble or Beetle.