THE VOLKSWAGEN STORY
Written by K.B. Hopfinger
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.
in 1971
ISBN: 0854291091
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THE VOLKSWAGEN STORY
Written by K.B. Hopfinger.
Stock no. 1326573
3rd.
1971.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third Edition. A revised and up-to-date version of Beyond Expectation - The Volkswagen Story, first published in 1954. The history of one of the largest and most successful automobile enterprises in the world. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 215 pages. ISBN: 0854291091. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed.
Front cover
Contents
- 1. Who was Porsche?
- 2. Austro-Daimler
- 3. Engines for Flying Machines
- 4. Daimler-Benz
- 5. Back to Austria
- 6. Scheme for a Small Car
- 7. The Zundapp Volksauto
- 8. Russian Offer
- 9. A Racing Project
- 10. The NSU Volksauto
- 11. Cars and Politics
- 12. An Important Memorandum
- 13. The Official Order
- 14. Volkswagen Series 3
- 15. A Plot fails
- 16. Visit to the USA
- 17. Volkswagen Prototype Tests
- 18. Difference of Opinion
- 19. On Hitler's Instructions
- 20. Gathering the Experts
- 21. Count von Schulenburg's Estate
- 22. The Architect
- 23. The Foundation Stone
- 24. The Shadow of War
- 25. Rommel's Choice
- 26. The War Years
- 27. Chaos, Occupation and Prison
- 28. A New Start
- 29. Project 356
- 30. Prosperity Town
- 31. 1955 - a Milestone in Europe's Automobile History
- 32. From Rags to Riches
- 33. The Norddhoff Era
- 34. The Sporting Image
- 35. The Eight-Second Production Achievement
- 36. The Closing Circle
- 37. The Challenge of the Future
- 38. Traditions and Changing Trends
- Appendix I - The Volkswagen AG Chronological History
- Appendix II - Auto-Union GmbH Chronological History
- Appendix III - NSU AG Chronological History