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Porsche Celebrates 75th Anniversary of the Volkswagen
July 6, 2009
On June 22, 1934, Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH, Konstruktionen und Beratung für Motoren- und Fahrzeugbau (what is now known as Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart) was given the go-ahead by the Association of the German Reich of the Automotive Industry to build the Volkswagen.
Ferdinand Porsche developed the concept of the “People’s Car” in 1933 and presented it in 1934. After five months of consideration, the Volkswagen was a go. Over the next several years, Porsche produced several prototypes and variants of his design, and in 1945, regular production of the civilian Volkswagen began.
Porsche is commemorating this anniversary with a special exhibition at the Porsche Museum from June 22nd through July 31st. Among the items on exhibit will be a rare pre-war prototype of the Volkswagen, used by Professor Porsche as a personal car, and a rare VW Beetle diesel prototype built in the early 50s.
[source: Porsche]
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