Below is a link to Westminster College that is a good read on Volkswagon
history. Check it out
  
http://people.westminstercollege.edu/staff/bknorr/html/history2.htm

"Later in 1933, Adolf Hitler met with Ferdinand Porsche to discuss
Hitler's idea of a volkswagen." 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Stephen Overmyer
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: note to VW officials re Volks Cafe

 

-Date:    Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:34:24 -0500
From:    Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET>
Subject: Re: note to VW officials re Volks Cafe

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<<=A0Nothing compares to Hitler's misuse of
the VW name,>>

Never happened.
Bad info.

KDF was what Schnicklergruber tagged the bug as soon as Mr Porche
introduced it to the Deutschlander's.

"Kraft Durch Freude"

"Strength Through Joy"

VW more than likely got a chuckle outa your message.

I thought that Pat was possibly referring to Volkswagen's alleged use of
slave labour in their factories during the war...?

Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Can (work truck)
'78 Land Rover 109 Series 3 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)