Yep, seems a lot have forgotten the man who was practically the father of NASA was a carding carrying Nazi and member of the SS.

I believe it was, although I think the program was more derailed by the war than intentional deception. Not that I am sympothizing!

I have no love for Hitler or the Nazi’s, but I seriously do not get this urge to destroy Nazi historical artifacts. It’s a well preserved piece of automotive history valuable in its own rights, and not just, say, a toothbrush valued solely because Goering used it. The KDF wagon is more a testament to the elder…

started as KdF and quickly turned into KdP, strenght through panzers. As I stated in another comment on this post. It was a genious propaganda scheme, that saddly sponsored some seriously fucked up shit

Somebody’s been watching James May’s “Cars of the People”.

I’ll be honest: from an engineering standpoint, the Nazis did some amazing things that should be preserved in ALL their glory.

It was a whole scheme, Kdf, the car was the icing on the cake, but there were radios and other home goods, along with a cruise line and vacation resorts too.

Why dispose of it, the car didn’t do anything, its something historical, from a bad time and bad people, but still history.

On one hand that is a very cool and ultra rare VW. On the other hand it’s Jesse James personal vehicle.

Sure they could buy it with the idea that “they want it to preserve one of the first VW bugs” and then secretly have the ploy that you mention, to get it out of public hands.

Damn you Torch! Now I want a Type 87!

I mean, we still have the Jupiter and Apollo space program exhibits at the Air and Space museum. I would say getting rid of cool shit with Nazi affiliations isn’t always the best move.

You’re absolutely right.

Here is a nice one at the Lemay in Tacoma WA.

I was all in, until I saw war crimes on the CarFax.

I think this was much more Göring’s style:

If it weren’t for the Nazi association I’d pitch it as a marketing line...

Nazi associations aside, “Strength Through Joy Car” is probably the most awesome name ever applied to any car ever. I don’t think George Orwell himself could have done better.

Payable in gold bars from a particular historical era.