Feb 15 1936 - Democratic Underground

datasuspect

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Thu Feb-15-07 08:36 AM
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Feb 15 1936

At a speech in Berlin, Hitler confronts German industry with the challenge of creating the Volkswagen. Thus Ferdinand Porsche designs the Beetle which is now widely seen as the final solution to fahrvergnugen. But neither Hitler nor Porsche would have the foresight to realize how groovy the Beetle would be, man.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Feb-15-07 11:17 AM
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1. My dear datasuspect......

Now there's an interesting bit of history!

I knew that Hitler was the original guy to think of the Volkswagen......

But I didn't know that Porsche designed it!

You never know where an idea is going to go once you have thought it!

:hi:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Feb-15-07 11:27 AM
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2. No wonder

Ever see one of the early ones?

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ironflange

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Thu Feb-15-07 03:35 PM
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5. We had a '59 once

A black one. I think that was the first model year to have the larger rear window. The gas gauge was a stick, so it had the little emergency tank.

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av8rdave

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Thu Feb-15-07 01:46 PM
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3. Classic VW Beetle...that's what I learned to drive a stick with

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bridgit

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Thu Feb-15-07 01:47 PM
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4. you do have it right, friend...

:thumbsup:

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