NEWS AND MORE's video: Enthusiasts take their VW beetles out on Cairo s roads

Enthusiasts take their VW beetles out on Cairo's roads Young and old, men and women: meet the Cairo Beetle lovers spurring through the city highways in multi-colored and vintage Volkswagens. Dubbed "Egypt Beetle Club" - the group of enthusiasts gather every week to share their love for German car maker Volkswagen's infamous 'VW Bug or Beetle'. Originally rolling off production lines in 1938, the famous car model was discontinued in 2019, yet remains a popular automobile for many. "The thing I love most about this car is that it has a personality," said one of the club founders, Haytham Yousef. "Every one of these 30 cars has a different personality," he added. The club was founded 7 years ago in Cairo by four engineers aiming to help owners of these cars with mechanical issues. It quickly turned into a 22,000-member Facebook group gathering people from Egypt and other Arab countries. Once or twice a week, up to 50 Beetle car owners in Egypt will hold an event, driving through the city's streets as passersby watch in amusement. "I want to wake up in the morning just so I can drive it," said Ghada El-Ataar, a club member. The club has attracted male and female members of all ages, including non-Egyptian members like Saudi Arabian car enthusiast Maghiouf El-Tamimi, who sees driving a VW Bug a more extravagant experience than driving a Mercedes Benz. Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off the assembly line in July of 2019, the end of the road for a car that ran from Nazi Germany through hippie counterculture but failed to navigate a swerve in consumer tastes. (Production: Ahmed Fahmy, Nadeen Ebrahim)