At the beginning of the 70s The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Beetle, not only shone all over the world, Due to its distinctive design, it had also established itself as a “people’s car” in Argentina. Actually, In 1972, this model surpassed the legendary Ford Model T as the most produced car in history worldwide. Highlighting its global impact.
Its popularity even reached new generations thanks to the success of the American film Herbie in full gear (2005).
Many years after the riot a youtuber called Explore the unbeaten path discovered an abandoned mine beneath the mountains of Switzerland that hid a veritable graveyard full of cars from that era.
The adventurer had heard rumors about a cemetery full of abandoned Volkswagen cars. in this mine and decided to explore it with a friend, I wait for the darkness of night to fall.
Once inside, They traveled through several tunnels, avoiding rubble and cave-ins. I hope to find the legendary vehicles. Even on his journey They found appliances and ventilation systems that appeared to date from the early 19th century. Remains of the old mining exploitation.
After a 10 kilometer walk They found tire tracks in one of the hallways and a few steps later the first beetle appeared, which was surprisingly in good condition.
A Golf 2 Plus Ultra appeared behind this Beetle, a model that had barely managed to find its way into the Swiss automotive industry. The explorer has since found something strange in this car I thought these cars had been there for over a decade.
However, For example, there was a “Swiss vignette 2018” on this Golf, the annual vignette requirement for driving on motorways, which has been in force since 2017. This suggests that some of these old vehicles were in service until at least seven years ago.
On the contrary, The units located at the bottom of the mine were in much worse condition and mold was forming on the body and interior. The windows were foggy and many metal parts showed advanced signs of corrosion. Therefore, It was obvious that these cars had been there for several years, completely given up.
How did the cars end up there? “It is likely that these cars belong to a museum and some of them are stored here due to space constraints. Furthermore, these cars may be awaiting restoration,” he explained.
In this sense, he added: “It seems that some people know this place and come to recover some car parts from the vehicles. That’s why tires and broken glass are missing.“.
Another strange fact is that the vehicle keys were there, but they wouldn’t turn on because the batteries were completely discharged.
Finally, In this mine they found another Passat, a symbolic model that the German manufacturer began producing in 1973.
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