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The real *holes are car guys who are arrogant know-it-all types. They are constantly insulting people with the "wrong" car.
None of my other interests are filled so many with bitter, judgmental and critical people with massive chips on their shoulders.
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Ferdinand Porsche was the Porsche involved with the Tiger tanks. He found Porsche in 1931 as a consulting firm. Ferry Porsche reconstituted Porsche after the WWII. The first cars Porsche produced in 1948 were actually made by the Austrian company Ferry started because he was not allowed back in Germany.
Butzi, the grandson of Ferdinand, didn't really design the 911. Erwin Komenda did.... Regardless, that person's hate is misplaced. Nissan (Datsun) was far more heavily involved in war production than Porsche ever was.
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you've been guilty of that many a time around here shug. unless a BRZ is being discussed. well played...
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And Ferdinand was not really involved with the 356 design, he was still in French jail. He died in 1951. Ferdinand Jr, AKA Ferry really made the company what it grew to be. His son Ferdinand, AKA Hans Peter Porsche is in control of the family that owns 51% of VW. And of course VW owns VW, Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Skoda, and others.
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Butzi was under 10 during WW2.
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Butzi is a not really part of this conversation as Butzi never really did much at Porsche AG.
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Nice Sherwood quote....before my time but he sounds awesome...
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The city I live in has it's civic center named after an SS rocket scientist who built missiles for Hitler using concentration camp labor, I don't worry too much about any WWII Porsche references. They did recently move the confederate statues off the court house lawn though, guess the Jewish community is a little more tolerant than the BLM crowd. Moral of the story is about every group has had a rough go of it sometime in history, don't suffer the fool who doesn't realize this.
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FWIW, I’ve gotten that “hitler” flak a few times. Sometimes sneeringly, sometimes they just think they are being funny. People can be unthinking sometimes...
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This guy is living proof that you cannot fix STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Funny are space program and the Saturn five rocket designed by Nazis.
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Heck...before my car went through her identity/name change, she was named Eva....after Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun...
People never knew what to say when I told them why... LOL
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Several years ago when I was single, I dated a woman who requested not having to ride in my Porsche.
She is Jewish and was aware of the Hitler connection. The relationship eventually ended but Porsche avoidance was not the reason. I understood why she felt the way she did and we have remained friends. BTW, my grandmother's maiden name on my dad's side was......Messerschmitt.
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We went to a flea market in Mass. and I parked in a handicap spot as I’m a disabled veteran. As we were returning to the car a 30-ish couple was standing by our car complaining “Like a Porsche owner needs to park there!” I walked to the passenger side and unlocked the door for my wife and the couple just stood there in silence.
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Ah, the Germans.
I've never trusted them since they bombed Perl Harbor way back in 1974.
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