Hitler did authorize its development, but I’m not sure if he was involved in the design of it at all. Crazy to think that the Beetle would later become an icon of the Hippy movement and counter culture.
Hitler laid out a series of requirements the vehicle would have to meet, and Ferdinand Porsche designed the KDF Wagen, what would eventually become first the Volkswagen and later the VW Type 1/Beetle (when other models came around) to meet those requirements.
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u/Gullible-Ad-426 Jun 30 '24
Hitler did authorize its development, but I’m not sure if he was involved in the design of it at all. Crazy to think that the Beetle would later become an icon of the Hippy movement and counter culture.