Crowdfunding

    Lorenz Schmid / 3 months ago
    Crowdfunding project aims to rebuild the original «Volkswagen» of Jewish engineer Josef Ganz https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/restoring-josef-ganz-s-1933-vw-beetle-forerunner/x/15995917#/ The Hague, the Netherlands / Bern, Switzerland – Unique crowdfunding project aims to restore the original…
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    Crowdfunding

    Lorenz Schmid / 3 months ago
    In 1933, at the Berlin motor show, Jewish engineer Josef Ganz presented a revolutionary “Volkswagen” before Hitler. Fast forward five years: Hitler introduces the KdF Volkswagen to the German people while…
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    Museums

    Paul Schilperoord / 1 year ago
    The new exhibition “Wolfsburg Unlimited. A City as World Laboratory” at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg attempts to rethink Wolfsburg from an artistic perspective: as a testing ground for our present and…
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    Buildings History

    Paul Schilperoord / 2 years ago
    In 1961, Josef Ganz moved into a small apartment in Edgewater Towers, Melbourne’s first large scale modernist apartment block, right next to the beach in the suburb of St. Kilda. On…
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    Documentary

    Paul Schilperoord / 2 years ago
    We are very happy to report that the Dutch film funding agency (Het Filmfonds) has agreed to support the production of the documentary How I Invented The Volkswagen with the substantial…
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    Car shows Cars

    Paul Schilperoord / 2 years ago
    Last night, Top Gear presentor James May opened his exhibition James May’s Cars That Changed The World at the London Classic Car Show 2015. One of only 13 cars on…
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    Paul Schilperoord / 2 years ago
    The original 1934 chassis of the Standard Superior, owned by author Paul Schilperoord of The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz, is currently on its way to London. The chassis will…
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    Books Car shows Cars Museums

    Paul Schilperoord / 3 years ago
    The new edition of the Dutch book Het Geheim van Hitlers Volkswagen by Paul Schilperoord was succesfully launched yesterday at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. All 339 seats…
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    Books Cars Museums

    Paul Schilperoord / 3 years ago
    On June 1, 2014, author Paul Schilperoord will introduce the new edition of his Dutch book Het Geheim van Hitlers Volkswagen with a presentation about Josef Ganz at the prestigious Louwman Museum…
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    Paul Schilperoord / 5 years ago
    Author Paul Schilperoord was a guest last night at Autoline After Hours for an interview & discussion about his new book The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz with David Kiley from AOL Autos…
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