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 posted on February 17th, 2012 at 02:50 PM |
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BEETLE MANIAC --- article in todays telegraph --
WASSIM has a page article on Him and His convertible show car beetle. They did however misspell vollks.com.au.. [volks]
Anyway it doesn't matter to Us as We all know him... lol
good story/article though...
AS usual they got the AT A GLANCE incorrect as usual...
30 prototype W30s were made between 1936 and 1938 and others before that.... NOT as they state that the first VW beetle wasn't preducted until
1939.. Their statement still wasn't correct as they were NOT called Volkswagens in 1939 either... the strength thru joy or KDF wagens...
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| posted on February 20th, 2012 at 07:38 AM |
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I didn't see Friday's Tele Lee. It's amazing how journalists always write VW histories by going back to Hitler and the Nazis. I bet they didn't
mention that Volkswagens were manufactured in Australia in the 1960s, with more Australian content than the Ford Falcon! And then are they going to
mention that Messerschmitt Bf109s had Mercedes Benz engines? Or Focke Wulf Fw190s had BMW engines? Or that the Zero was built by Mitsubishi?
Yes they were officially called the KdF-Wagen until after the war, but in reality no one actually called them that. Everyday Germans still called them
the Volkswagen - which is why that name stuck.
Usually 1938 is given as the 'start' of VW production, as that was the year the factory was officially opened. I don't think the early prototypes
are counted in the Beetle production total.
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| posted on February 20th, 2012 at 08:44 AM |
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Here's the article online.
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/iphone/homepage.aspx#_article86825c1...
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| posted on February 20th, 2012 at 09:05 PM |
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Thanks for the link torxkiwi
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| posted on February 20th, 2012 at 10:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I didn't see Friday's Tele Lee. It's amazing how journalists always write VW histories by going back to Hitler and the Nazis. I bet they didn't
mention that Volkswagens were manufactured in Australia in the 1960s, with more Australian content than the Ford Falcon! And then are they going to
mention that Messerschmitt Bf109s had Mercedes Benz engines? Or Focke Wulf Fw190s had BMW engines? Or that the Zero was built by Mitsubishi?
Yes they were officially called the KdF-Wagen until after the war, but in reality no one actually called them that. Everyday Germans still called them
the Volkswagen - which is why that name stuck.
Usually 1938 is given as the 'start' of VW production, as that was the year the factory was officially opened. I don't think the early prototypes
are counted in the Beetle production total.
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Phil
AS an owner of many Mitsubishi cars over the years, i was rather taken back when I visited the War Museum in Darwin.. The museum was great, but every
time Zero was mentioned [a lot]
it was Mitsubishi ZERO... their bombers etc weren't named like that, just the model.. so, I am interested when I read about what engines were used in
German war planes too... lol as they like to keep company names like Mercedes etc quiet, so people will buy their cars... lol
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| posted on February 21st, 2012 at 06:08 AM |
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It was called Volkswagenwerk in May 1938.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on February 22nd, 2012 at 07:05 AM |
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Yes everyone knew it as the 'Volkswagen' all through its development phase and the planning of the works and the town. Then at the cornerstone
ceremony in May 1938, Hitler suddenly announced the car was to be called the 'KdF-Wagen' - the Strength Through Joy car. Porsche and his son Ferry
were at the ceremony. Ferry wrote later that his father was horrified at Hitler's choice of name. He wondered how they could possibly sell it in
America with such a clumsy name. And the new township was to be called Stadt des KdF-Wagen - Town of the Strength Through Joy Car.
I wonder why that catchy name didn't stick !
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| posted on February 23rd, 2012 at 06:30 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by AA003
It was called Volkswagenwerk in May 1938.
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that emblem wasn';t approved by Hitler or they couldn't fit in strength thru joy.. lol
as if He could have imagined people saying "Oh there goes another strength thru joy wagen in black..." lol
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| posted on February 25th, 2012 at 10:39 AM |
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It's always called the Mitsubish Zero because the traditional way to describe an aeroplane is the name of the manufacturer and then the model or
aeroplane's name.
For example. Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Avro Lancaster, Messerschmitt bf 109, Bell Airacobra P36, English Electric Lightning etc..
It depends what side you are/were on as to what you think of the engine makers. Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters had Rolls Royce engines. So did
the Lightning. Handley Page Halifaxes had Bristol engines, so did the Bristol Beaufighter.
It's not intended to rub salt in any wounds to call a Japanese aeroplane by its manufacturer's name. That's just how it's done.
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| posted on February 25th, 2012 at 12:54 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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It depends what side you are/were on as to what you think of the engine makers. Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters had Rolls Royce engines. So did
the Lightning. Handley Page Halifaxes had Bristol engines, so did the Bristol Beaufighter.
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Don't mention the A380
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on February 25th, 2012 at 12:56 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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He wondered how they could possibly sell it in America with such a clumsy name.
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Well they sold Rabbits, Dashers and Vanagons.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on February 25th, 2012 at 05:37 PM |
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And Things. And Routans. But not something called a 'Strength Through Joy Car.' In fact Americans taking their girlfriends to the drive-in would
probably LOSE strength through joy - especially in the back seat.
Agreed, I thought everyone knew that Mitsubishi made the Zero. Early ones had Mitsubishi 'Zuisei' 14-cylinder engines, but the later ones had
Nakajima Sakae engines. Nakajima became the precurser to Fuji Heavy Industries, makers of today's Subaru. Mitsubishi also built the G4M 'Betty'
bomber, the Ki-46 'Dinah' bomber and Ki-67 'Peggy' bomber. But of course, Mitsubishi is completely clean now and only Volkswagen has connections
back to the evil enemy in WW2 (just ask any motoring journalist).
The Mosquito and Mustang also had Rolls Royce Merlin engines, but not the P-38 Lightning. The P-38 had turbo-supercharged Allison V-1710 V12s (made by
GM). The Allison was a very good engine, every bit the equal of the Merlin except for never having a two-stage supercharger.
Unless you mean the BAC Lightning, the British jet from the early '60s? Yes, it had twin RR Avon jets.
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