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Date:         Sat, 22 May 2010 06:34:59 +0100
Reply-To:     Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Porsche Documentary
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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I will write next Friday what a Tiger's poor design and maintenance horror was. Ark ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Porsche Documentary

> At 01:42 AM 5/21/2010, Mister Tom wrote: >>Just watched a good documentary on The Military Channel. Story of >>Ferdinand >>Porche, his relationship with Hitler and the creation of Volkswagen. Good >>footage of the VERY first bugs. > > I recommend it too. Part of a series called Hitler's > Managers. There's some footage of the Kubelwagen jumping sand dunes, > and the Schwimmwagen climbing into the water and schwimming -- and a > radio-controlled three-foot demonstration model of the largest tank > ever built, Porsche's Maus (mouse), along with some pictures of the > real one. Apparently nobody in the entire process remembered that to > be of any use it would have to be transportable by rail. It wasn't, > and it wasn't. > > d


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