One thing I love about the Beetle story is that it was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the sports car guy, and if you look at its cheeky little face, and then at the original model of the infinitely fancier Porsche Carrera, beloved of champagne-swilling 1980s yuppies, they look like twins.

Those braying Masters of the Universe were actually driving around in souped-up Beetles, designed for the working class.