"Book Review: Professor Porsche’s Wars." Topic
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Tango01 | 21 Dec 2019 9:23 p.m. PST |
"Regarded as one of the great automotive engineers of the twentieth century, Ferdinand Porsche is well remembered today for his remarkable automotive designs including the Volkswagen Beetle and Auto Union Grand Prix cars. Yet there is another side to his extraordinary career, for he was an equally inventive designer of military vehicles and machinery. In this field too he excelled. Indeed the sheer versatility of his contribution is astonishing. Karl Ludvigsen's study is the definitive guide…" See here tankandafvnews.com/page/2 Amicalement Armand
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Marc33594 | 22 Dec 2019 5:02 a.m. PST |
Except Porsche, though they may have manufactured the VW Bug didnt design it. The original design is credited to Bela Barenyi working for Mercedes-Benz at the time. He and Mercedes-Benz even won a court case in 1955 over copyright infringement. |
Cerdic | 22 Dec 2019 7:41 a.m. PST |
Well, the VW Beetle was a rip-off of the Tatra 97… |
Tango01 | 22 Dec 2019 3:25 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand
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