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Battle for the Beetle
Battle for the Beetle

by Karl Ludvigsen
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From Battle of the Beetle, pg 247  One of several rear-engined prototypes built to satisfy Henry Ford’s curiosity about the design direction taken by Porsche’s Volkswagen, this one looks like a breadboard layout for the car built for Ford in 1940 by Albert Roberts.
Karl Ludvigsen
Karl Ludvigsen

In addition to his motor industry activities as an executive (with GM, Fiat and Ford) and head of a consulting company, Karl Ludvigsen has been active for over 50 years as an author and historian. As an author, co-author or editor he has some four dozen books to his credit. Needless to say, they are all about cars and the motor industry, Karl's life-long passion.

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