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Jun. 4, 2015

Ferdinand Porsche: entrepreneur, war criminal

In 1934, the Nazi-controlled German Reich Automobile Industry Association awarded the Porsche founder a contract to produce a low-cost automobile called the "KdF-Wagen," or later, "Volkswagen." By Jonathan Michaels


By Jonathan Michaels


The Porsche brand is about as iconic as they come. Built on decades of precise German
engineering, the brand is the pinnacle of automotive excellence. They have raced in
everything from the 24 Hours of Le Mans to Formula One, and have danced in minds of
millions who have dreamed of owning one. To drive one, they say, is to steal a page
from the innocent days of youth.

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