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We took delivery of our brand new 1300 Beetle on August 7, 1974, exactly 11 days after our wedding. It was supplied by Renwicks Garages Bristol and cost £1,147. The movie Herbie Rides Again had been released earlier that year and our car had been used to publicise

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