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Subject:Friday VW trivia
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:52:47 -0500

Volkswagen was a later name for the "kleinauto" (small car) that Dr Porsche
invented. The original name was the KdF-wagen, which stood for
kraft-durch-freude (strength through joy). Wolfsburg was original called
the KdF factory.

(Walter Henry Nelson, "Small Wonder," the Amazing Story of the Volkswagen)

Jim