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The Porsche-VW connection
Ok, here is how it went....
Hitler had the idea of a "Volkswagen" literally "peoples car" that every geman could afford. It would be sold as a "withhold a certain amount from each months paycheck, and in X years you get a VW." The cars mechanics were designed by Ferdinand Porsche (who later founded Porsche AG), but they borrowed heavily from the ideas of someone whos name escapes me, but who designed the Czechoslovakian Tatras (amazing cars.) Ferry Porsche as much as admitted later in life, that the layout, design, suspension and styling were heavily inspired by Tatra models.
There it is, courtesy of your Orange info service!
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