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Date:         Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:40:46 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: note to VW officials re Volks Cafe
Comments: To: rrecardo@WEBTV.NET
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In a message dated 10/18/05 6:37:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rrecardo@WEBTV.NET writes:




> 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.
>


Ter's right about this one, volks..err..i mean folks.    Hitler Named it the
KdF Wagen and it was called that up thru the end of WW2..around '45 ish when
the Bristish took over the factory and got wolfsburg back on its feet and
started production again...naming it V*lkswagen  :<)


BTW, Henry Ford was offered a chance to take over the factory at that point..
but he said "what they have there isnt worth a damn"  (exact words)    and
the rest is history..


chris




chris
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