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Vicegrip 12-04-2008 08:30 PM

Interesting picture.
 
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Dr. Porsche and the guy that hired him to design a car.

Lucky 12-04-2008 08:41 PM

Neat pic. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like Der Fuhrer is amused by engine placement...

pookie 12-05-2008 09:18 AM

Everybody loves bugs...

Manny Alban 12-05-2008 09:24 AM

as a toy car collector, I've always wondered what happened to that particular model. Hitler also asked the Professor to design several tanks.

Trak Ratt 12-05-2008 10:18 AM

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tanks Vice!

Mike W 12-05-2008 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Manny Alban (Post 234534)
as a toy car collector, I've always wondered what happened to that particular model. Hitler also asked the Professor to design several tanks.

For a time, Porsche was the head of the Tank Commission... making him an SS officer.

ws91420 12-05-2008 10:46 AM

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Don't forget the kubelwagen and schimmenwagen
Also Herr Dr had a hand in Auto Union which eventually became Audi

JmuRiz 12-05-2008 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike W (Post 234549)
For a time, Porsche was the head of the Tank Commission... making him an SS officer.

Ah yes, but he always refused to wear a uniform or any markings of a Nazi (all pics of him in the war he's just wearing his coat and hat)...he wasn't into the whole thing, just wanted to make money to fund his car business.

Trak Ratt 12-05-2008 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JmuRiz (Post 234561)
Ah yes, but he always refused to wear a uniform or any markings of a Nazi (all pics of him in the war he's just wearing his coat and hat)...he wasn't into the whole thing, just wanted to make money to fund his car business.

It should be obvious he kept separate from the mainstream Nazis. The French held him for many months during the war chrime trials but eventually let him go. Got to figure if the French did that in 1946 there wasn't a lot of prove.

Mike W 12-05-2008 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Noah (Post 234570)
that's cool then.

Yeah, I wasn't actually trying to imply anything there, more stating an interesting historical fact. But I agree with Noah. It makes it a bit hard to hold the Dr. in too high regard.


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