Talk:Volkswagen Beetle
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An event mentioned in this article is a July 30 selected anniversary
Hitler's design influence
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- Hitler himself played some role in the car's shape and, possibly, nickname. Dissatisfied with the initial design of the car's front end (and perhaps caught up in the 1930s' mania for all things streamlined) Hitler penned a more rounded shape on a napkin and handed it to Porsche with the instructions, "it should look like a beetle, you only have to look to nature to find out what true streamlining is."
Does anybody know where this quote came from, please? I've done a Google search and only found it in the Wikipedia article or its copies.
I was under the impression that Porsche copied the Beetle's design from the Tatra T97, though its quite possible that Hitler's influence in the beetle's design has been air-brushed out of its history.
If the quote is unsubstantiated then it's probably a fabrication and should be removed. Conch Shell 09:34, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The [1] (http://www.hitler.org/artifacts/volkswagen) link
This states Sitting at a restaurant table in Munich in the summer of 1932, Hitler designed the prototype for what would become the immensely successful Beetle design for Volkswagen.
Hitler didn't become chancellor until 1933 so judge this statement for yourself. Conch Shell 10:02, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
PS The drawing also shows a car with vertical headlights. These didn't become a feature until 1968, which also raises suspicions.