The Beetle in the background of the Abbey Road cover kept getting its plates stolen!

The Beetle in the background of the Abbey Road cover kept getting its plates stolen!

Abbey Road is considered one of the greatest albums of all time.It's the 11th studio album released by the English rock band The Beatles.


The album was a commercial success, even though it received mixed reviews from music critics who found it's music inauthentic. However, Abbey Road remains their best-selling album.This album sold four millions copies in it's first two months of release! Ever since, the street on the iconic cover became a sensation and one of the most visited streets in London by tourists.


The album cover was so great that people started looking for all kind of interesting things, such as the Volkswagen beetle pictured in the background, which had is number plate stolen numerous amounts of times and was finally sold at auction for 2,530 euro!In 2001, the plate was put on display at a museum in Germany. The plate is now a piece of historical relevance!


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