Why Volkswagen Just Moved the Beetle on the Cover of Abbey Road

This week marks 50 years of The Beatles' iconic album

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Maybe you never even noticed it. But you will now.

In honor of The Beatles’ Abbey Road turning 50 this week—it was released on Sept. 26, 1969—Volkswagen has released what it’s calling the Reparked Edition of the iconic album’s cover.

While the brand’s redux is notably lacking in John, Paul, George and/or Ringo, one aspect is quickly notable: the Volkswagen Beetle. In the original album artwork, we see the white car illegally parked on the left curb.

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