

| Subject: | Re: From the vw news rumor mill |
| Date: | Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:03:34 EST |
In a message dated 12/23/04 3:59:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, albeeee@MCHSI.COM writes: > Not exactly sure where the KDF name came in, or was > that the name of the savings- stamp programme?) > KDF was the name of volkswagen before there was volkswagen. it was a name Adolf Hitler picked, and it meant Kraft D�rch freude or "Strength thru Joy" very nazi propaganda-esque sounding.. KDF era beetles were made from the mid to late 30's.. the swastika surrounded by a cogwheel (the KDF car's original logo) was later followed by the \X/ surrounded by a cogwheel. not to be confused with KFC which means "Very greasy chicken", a name which Colonel Sanders picked. chris
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