1961 · 🇩🇪 Germany · 54 hp
The Volkswagen Type 3 1600 introduced a flattened 'pancake' air-cooled engine to fit under a luggage floor, offered in Notchback, Fastback, and Squareback body styles. Practical, mechanically simple, and built in Germany through 1973, it sold over 2.5 million units worldwide.