BEETLE
HISTORY

 
The history of the Volkswagen Beetle is a complex and fascinating one. Much of the intrigue and espionage behind - as well as the personal involvement of Hitler with - the most famous car of all times is described in the book Het ware verhaal van de Kever (The true story of the Beetle).

The 'Beetle history' pages on this website are intended to give you insight in the research behind this book and explain some of the evidence behind the claims made in it. The articles focus on one particular topic and new ones will be added over time:

DID ANY CARS BY JOSEF GANZ SURVIVE?

From 1930 onwards Josef Ganz designed and built a number of prototypes and was involved in the development of several production cars, including models of BMW and Mercedes-Benz. A few of these still exist today, but what happened to the rest remains a mystery... [continue reading]


THE VISIT OF PORSCHE TO GANZ IN OCTOBER 1931

Chapter 6 of The true story of the Beetle describes how Ferry Porsche - the son of Ferdinand Porsche - and financial director Adolf Rosenberger of the Dr.-Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche GmbH in November 1931 visit Josef Ganz in Frankfurt in order to test-drive his Maikäfer prototype... [continue reading]


Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een joods genie confisqueerde

Paperback 17 x 21 cm
336 pages black&white
± 400 illustrations
ISBN 9789085710912
€ 24,95

1st print: Sept 2009
2nd print: Jan 2010

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