Beetle-mania: World's favourite people's car

PRAYERS ANSWERED... Thousands of Muslims pray outside Al Sounna Mosquee, October 14, 1988, in the Bab el Oued district, Algeria.

ON THE ROAD... An undated picture shows various Volkswagen Beetles participating in a car race some decades ago. German car maker Volkswagen bid goodbye on July 30, 2003 to its legendary Beetle, reputedly the world's most popular car which has been sold more than 21 million times since it was launched nearly 70 years ago.

TROTTING ALONG... A horse hitched to a Volkswagen Beetle makes its way in the streets of Hanover, 25 November 1975, during a day without car traffic.

MASTERPIECE... A visitor of the Motor Show "AAA 98" in Berlin takes a close look at one of the new beetles, October 16, of a special edition displaying Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

FLOWER-POWER... A "New Beetle" painted over and over with roses and daisies is watched by two visitors of the exhibition "The car as a canvas" in the Volkswagen Car museum in Wolfsburg, December 15, 1998.

LOOK-ALIKE... Visiors September 8, 1998 take a look into the cockpit of a stretch-version of the famous Volkswagen "Beetle". The 12-meters "Beetle", was a mere show-car unable to move as it has no engine.