1) " Vw" -- As it applies to Vw Camper Vans Volkswagen (VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the coreof VAG, one of the world's four biggest car producers. Contents 1 Origins in 1930s Germany 2 1945: British Army and Ivan Hirst, unclearfuture 3 1948–1974: Icon for Germanregeneration 4 1974: From Beetle to Golf 5 From 1970s to present 6 Cult status of Beetle 7 Relationship with Porsche 8 Corporate leadership and structure 9 Related Topics 10 External links Origins in 1930s Germany The origins of the company date back to 1930s Nazi Germany, and the project to build the car that would become known as the Beetle. Hitler 's desire that almost anybody should be able to afford acar coincided with a proposal by car designer Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1952)—although much of this design was inspired by the advanced Tatra cars of Hans Ledwinka. The intention was thatordinary Germans would buy the car by means of a savings scheme, which around 336,000 people eventually paid into. Prototypes ofthe car called the KdF-Wagen (German: Kraft durchFreude = "strength through joy"), appeared from 1936 onwards (the first cars had been produced in Stuttgart ). The car already had its distinctive round shape and air-cooled, flat-four,rear-mounted engine, features similar to the Tatra. Erwin Komenda, the longstanding Porsche chief designer, developed thecar body of the prototype, which was recognizably the Beetle we know today. The new factory in the new town of KdF-Stadt, now called Wolfsburg, purpose-built for the factory workers, had only produced ahandful of cars by the time war started in 1939. Consequently the first volume-produced versions of the car were militaryvehicles, the jeep -like Kübelwagen andthe amphibious Schwimmwagen. 1945: British Army and Ivan Hirst, unclear future The company owes its postwar existence largely ...
2) " Camper" -- As it applies to Vw Camper Vans A camper can be one of several things: an automobile used for camping,see recreational vehicle a trailer used for camping, see travel trailer a person who engages in campinga reference to the alternative rock band named Campee Van Beethoven in online games, a player who stays in one area of the game world, see camping (computer gaming) a shoe /food/shelter company from Mallorca, Spain aCmper ...
3) " Vans" -- As it applies to Vw Camper Vans The Van Doren Rubber Company, better known as "Vans", has been since 1966 a Southern California based manufacturer of sneakers and other shoe types catering primarily to the active youth market. They market heavily in,and have impacted and have been impacted by, the surfing and skateboarding lifestyles. In more recent years, ans has marketed additionalitems such as clothing and skateboarding accessories. Since approximately 2001 Vajs has opened retail stores containing large indoor skate parks at The Block at Orange, the Ontario Mills Mall, The Moorestown Mall and otherlocations. External link Vzns website ( http: www.vans.com/ ) This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it ( http: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Doren_Rubber_Company&action=edit ). Vans ...
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