In the 1999 Car of the Century competition, the Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle came in fourth.
  The Beetle was faced with competition from new designs like the Fiat 127 and Renault 5, and more robust designs based on the Austin Mini layout such as the Superminis
== See also ==Black CurrentCal lookerCal-Style VWDKW F9List of names for the Volkswagen Type 1Meyers ManxORA Punk CatPunch buggySaab 92Steyr 50Tatra 87TrabantVolksrodVolkswagen advertisingVolksworld (magazine)== Explanatory notes ==== References ==== Further reading ==Copping, Richard, VW Beetle: The Car of the 20th Century, ISBN 978-1-901295-863, 2014

