In every VW book I have read, they cite Ferdinand Porsche as the person who designed the VW Beetle. I ran across some information today that disputes that. It says that an engineer by the name of Josep Ganz was the person responsible, but because he was Jewish, he was forced to leave Germany during that time, and his name erased from German history books
Take a look at the link if you get a chance and see what you think:
Just read that somewhere myself, probably less than two weeks ago. Not entirely certain of the name though. I'll take a look at the link later.
J.
Different vehicle all together, you are thinking of Tatra.
J.
What book is that? It's the first I have heard of Tatra or its designer in connection with the Beetle. Perhaps there is something on Wikipedia.
J.
Now this is out o fmy memory so I may have some of it wrong, but I think Porsche was at least accused of "stealing" Hans Ledwinka's (Tatra designer) designs to make the early KDF wagen designs.
Jan
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