May all be not for fans of the 1960s icon, but lost amid reports that Brazil's Finance Minister will seek an exception from the rules for the "hippie-van".
The station wagon was produced in Brazil since 1957 so the longest established model in automotive history.
The final van is the production line of VWs repelled Anchieta plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Friday, as the society of the country can meet the new safety standards.
Brazil urges tougher car regulations in the year 2014, including the requirement that all cars have airbags and anti-lock brakes (ABS)-features that said not in the classic VW van fit to introduce.
Earlier this week, but the Reuters news agency reported that Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega said he was seeking an exception to the rules for the combination.
Mantega said that there was no room for an airbag or anti-lock, the van may be the only model that does not need, to carry the equipment, told Reuters.
VW Combi with hippies in the 1960s popular and soon became a symbol of the Decade. The vehicles have been used over the years in numerous films, and are depicted on Bob Dylan and beach boys record covers.
Apple founder Steve jobs is even reported that his VW camper in the 1970s for a Board to pay that was in one of his first computer sold.
To mark the end of production, VW produced a limited edition of 600 special edition of vans in white and blue, with "luxury internal finishes" and a plaque on the dashboard.
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