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Re: 1st 4WD/London Must See!/Porsche Exhibit
"Daily,DerekSJMCG" <DDaily@sjmcb.mitsui.com> wrote:
(snip)
>Other questions/comments:
>RE: Beetle. The first fully finished / operational production model is on
>display. It was given to Hitler and, of course, was not called anything
>really. No name badges. History suggests VW came from this first owner
>when he declared it the "People's Car."
The original name was 'Kraft durch Freude', or 'Strength through joy'- how
corny can you get?
Tom