Living in Detroit and knowing him a bit thru articles in local papers I bet
Henry ford never acknowledged that the VW was ever a true car. Therefore he
never regretted not taking over factory and its later huge profits
Charles Nighbor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Germany VW war

> At 03:21 PM 12/26/2009, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote...
>
>>actually, it was offered to Henry Ford...  who responded "what they
>>got
>>there isn't worth a damn"   (those were his exact words)
>>
>>he later ate his words, im sure, as the millionth Beetle rolled off
>>the
>>assembly line in the late 60's, surpassing production of the Model
>>T.....
>>:)
>
> ...if he hadn't died in 1947, less than 2 years after VE day.