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Teenager Wins Free Car Attending Strangers Funeral

Volkswagen Ceases The Production of The Popular 'Beetle' After 21 Years

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A 16-year-old in Oklahoma named Gabriella Bonham just got a free car, and it was a year in the making.  It all stemmed from a funeral in July of 2022.

Before she passed away, 68-year-old Diane Sweeny told her nephew to give her 2016 Volkswagen Beetle to someone who showed up for her funeral.  Not someone specific.  She told him to raffle it off.  So he did. He announced the raffle in her obituary, and dozens of people Diane had never met showed up, including Gabriella.  So why are we just hearing about it now? It took over a year to settle Diane's estate, so the drawing just happened last month.  Diane's nephew called Gabriella the "perfect" winner.  Quote, "A young girl starting her life as Diane's was ending.  It worked out perfectly."

Gabriella says she's always wanted a Beetle and called it "a dream first car" for her. 

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