This is absolutely beautiful to me. I Don't imagine this car would be very much fun to drive. If I remember right it probably has a 25 HP engine, Cable brakes, non synchro transmission. Up shifting is probably not too bad but down shifting is probably about like guessing the winning lotto numbers. It most likely has a top speed of about 60 miles per hour, but about 45 mph would be as fast as I would want to go in it because of the extremely primitive cable brakes, and you know what I would love every single second of it. I'm so glad that this little beauty is still here with us after all these years.
Apparently it belonged to a German composer. Gifted to him by the Nazi party for creating anthems and marches for the benefit of the Führer and the Reich. One of the few civilians to actually receive a vehicle. The orignal civilian initiative was to collect Pfennige until you had enough to purchase a stamp. The stamp went into a booklet. Once you collected 3 booklets full of stamps, you could inform the government and collect your new KdF wagen. No one ever received one, because the government shifted the plant from civilian to military production. The only civilian cars that were produced went to military officials, and a few hand picked civilians friendly to the Nazi Party.
@@mfranzusan3014 Though it didn’t work out due to the war, the concept to build a car every working class family could afford (copied & pasted from Ford‘s Model T ~30 years earlier, of course) was great! Compare to the Weimarer Republik between 1918 and 1933, where the whole automotive industry was almost killed by political regulations. Again 10 years later, exactly that German automotive industry with exactly this car was the main engine of the West German „Wirtschaftswunder“ between 1948 and 1961.
@@kriskross63 agreed. When the Allied Forces came in and resurrected the plant, it was one of the greatest benefits to the German people as well as government and industry, because it showed that with the right kind of help, you could get industry back on track.
too shiny is what it is, the cheapest paint will give fantastic results its all down to preperation/aplication ,spraying in a booth with so called fancy paint doesnot make a better finnish its just quicker and easier less skill more money!!!!!!
Looks better than the later models. Simpel but perfectly beautiful. I love the "Arbeitsfront" VW sign with the dented wheel. Would look great on a new Golf.
The Kdf Wagen was discovered as a wreck in the Czech Republic and has been expertly restored over the years according to original documents. Here is a video about it .There you can see what the car looked like when it was found... ruclips.net/video/aRPkD9FU4jg/видео.html
Correct me if I'm wrong. If I remember, it is the oldest complete regular production KdF Wagen (Beetle) in existence? They made pre-production prototypes in '39, giving them to party officials, VIP's, Hilter, etc.; then in '40 (I may be wrong?) they did not manufacture because Wolfsburg factory was not yet completed? So, then in '41, this car is the 20th to roll out of Wolfsburg. The 20th Beetle ever made (excepting the various prototypes & concept cars).
No, this car is not the oldest surviving KDF car of its kind. The Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg itself owns two examples of the KDF car, both dating from 1938. Two other KDF cars from 1939 are standing in private museums, one of them in Hamburg. Another KDF car from 1942 with genuine patina is still registered and is in private ownership in Germany: ruclips.net/video/uJ__3yTHwas/видео.html
No different from hippie Herbie Volkswagen bugs only very little difference still identical. Vast majority to sixties and seventies cars except very few all except few are identical all except. Few diffrencences
Amazing car!Maybe VW will come full circle and build a new Beetle again perhaps electric this time round,With a rear motor.....Ferdinand Porsche was an innovator with electric cars back at the dawn of motoring.What a legacy that would be....
Olivier Tanguy ....so, what brand should the tyres be then? Would they have been Michelin?? Apart from Continentals, I am not sure what the German period rubber would have been.....
Olivier Tanguy Hmmm interesting, I didn’t think Russia grew rubber trees. Always thought that was south east Asia. I’m pretty sure tyres were sourced from many places. I cannot see Dunlop and Michelin being dependent on Russia for their raw materials. Same goes for the United States...
@@OrnumCR British rubber came from India, french rubber from Indochine. From septembre 1939 and june1941, french and british would not have enjoyed selling rubber or petrol tp germans. Ussr provided rubber, petrol, corn... to germany. Germans panzers entered in France with russian petrol.
This is absolutely beautiful to me. I Don't imagine this car would be very much fun to drive. If I remember right it probably has a 25 HP engine, Cable brakes, non synchro transmission. Up shifting is probably not too bad but down shifting is probably about like guessing the winning lotto numbers. It most likely has a top speed of about 60 miles per hour, but about 45 mph would be as fast as I would want to go in it because of the extremely primitive cable brakes, and you know what I would love every single second of it. I'm so glad that this little beauty is still here with us after all these years.
It would be very interesting to see a video review of the 25 oldest Beetles in the world
It' very emotional see this 1941 car. It's almost a miracle had been survive the war. I love it.
Apparently it belonged to a German composer. Gifted to him by the Nazi party for creating anthems and marches for the benefit of the Führer and the Reich. One of the few civilians to actually receive a vehicle. The orignal civilian initiative was to collect Pfennige until you had enough to purchase a stamp. The stamp went into a booklet. Once you collected 3 booklets full of stamps, you could inform the government and collect your new KdF wagen.
No one ever received one, because the government shifted the plant from civilian to military production. The only civilian cars that were produced went to military officials, and a few hand picked civilians friendly to the Nazi Party.
@@mfranzusan3014 Though it didn’t work out due to the war, the concept to build a car every working class family could afford (copied & pasted from Ford‘s Model T ~30 years earlier, of course) was great! Compare to the Weimarer Republik between 1918 and 1933, where the whole automotive industry was almost killed by political regulations. Again 10 years later, exactly that German automotive industry with exactly this car was the main engine of the West German „Wirtschaftswunder“ between 1948 and 1961.
@@kriskross63 agreed. When the Allied Forces came in and resurrected the plant, it was one of the greatest benefits to the German people as well as government and industry, because it showed that with the right kind of help, you could get industry back on track.
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Firestone tires? well hoorah for Akron OH, she's a beauty, a car as beloved in the U.S. as Germany
I bet it look that good when it was made , it’s sure a beauty . Thanks for the video
What kind of paint is that? It's the most beautiful black paint I have ever seen, holy shit !
too shiny is what it is, the cheapest paint will give fantastic results its all down to preperation/aplication ,spraying in a booth with so called fancy paint doesnot make a better finnish its just quicker and easier less skill more money!!!!!!
bugnut82 in the middle of a war and that kind of paint. 🤦♂️
@@cliveturner4980 polish it it will shine
Beetles would still be relevant today if it weren't for government regulations.
So cool. The hub caps are really interesting.
@Lyle Grandersom Still cool
..I think that is supposed to represent the NSDAP symbol spinning in motion...don't know for sure but does look like it...
@Lyle Grandersom Que interessante eram esses carrinhos antigos da Alemanha, eram bons e até bonitinhos, parabéns para indústria automobilista alemã.
Eu adoro o fusquinha, foi meu primeiro caro esse sim era caro de pobre, não dava oficina e as peças era bem barato.
Meu primeiro fusca era um 1969 vermelho sereja, na época era um cheque na mão, difícil de comprar e fácil de vender.kkkkkkkkk.
Looks better than the later models. Simpel but perfectly beautiful. I love the "Arbeitsfront" VW sign with the dented wheel. Would look great on a new Golf.
That is the most beautiful VW bug I have ever seen...
The king of vw bugs
Fascinating! Can you tell about the one with the roll-back roof? I've seen Hebmullers and other variants before but never one like that.
Built by Karmann, Osnabrück, Germany. Was proposed by VW in the early 50th, but the customers choosed mostly the cabriolet.
That is a Tusher Swis coach builder. I had seen that very car at Bad Camberg show 2007 and another at the Gründmann collection 2009.
I wonder was it really ever that shiny? I actually doubt it.
The Kdf Wagen was discovered as a wreck in the Czech Republic and has been expertly restored over the years according to original documents. Here is a video about it .There you can see what the car looked like when it was found...
ruclips.net/video/aRPkD9FU4jg/видео.html
Correct me if I'm wrong.
If I remember, it is the oldest complete regular production KdF Wagen (Beetle) in existence? They made pre-production prototypes in '39, giving them to party officials, VIP's, Hilter, etc.; then in '40 (I may be wrong?) they did not manufacture because Wolfsburg factory was not yet completed?
So, then in '41, this car is the 20th to roll out of Wolfsburg. The 20th Beetle ever made (excepting the various prototypes & concept cars).
No, this car is not the oldest surviving KDF car of its kind. The Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg itself owns two examples of the KDF car, both dating from 1938. Two other KDF cars from 1939 are standing in private museums, one of them in Hamburg. Another KDF car from 1942 with genuine patina is still registered and is in private ownership in Germany: ruclips.net/video/uJ__3yTHwas/видео.html
Almost as rare is the stamp book required to buy the first KDF Wagens.
Bettle looks so much better with the original 16" wheels, and all black
Excelente.
Elle est incroyablement belle. C'est la plus belle des premières séries que j'ai pu voir. J'adore😘
One of the most beautiful VW beetle car I have seen ever outstanding
Curious why the headlights are covered up while it's on display.
black out lights, probably why it survived...
Probably for better viewing at night. kind of ruins the whole look in my opinion
Blackout covers? Used in WW II to hide ground vehicles from enemy aircraft.
No different from hippie Herbie Volkswagen bugs only very little difference still identical. Vast majority to sixties and seventies cars except very few all except few are identical all except. Few diffrencences
What’s with the scary H.R. Giger like head light covers? 😜😜😜
Quando poderíamos ter uma exposição dessa no Brasil? Muito lindo todos eles.
TRMENDA NAVE MI HNO UD FUE A GRABAR Y SE QUEDO MOSTRANDO UN CARRAZO ME FIJE DE LA ORIGINALIDAD VACANISIMO......
Is the paint too shiny for that era?
No. They already used metallic paint back then.
Amazing car!Maybe VW will come full circle and build a new Beetle again perhaps electric this time round,With a rear motor.....Ferdinand Porsche was an innovator with electric cars back at the dawn of motoring.What a legacy that would be....
That red and cream hepmuller convertible next to it is beutiful.
Perfeito! Sonho de consumo.
Volkswagen made for the middle to poor people
Beautiful Car. God awful music :(
You're right, I've now changed the music
@@kdf39Much Better. Thanks !!
I love how the wheel covers have stylised swastikas on them
SESSAO REMEMBER.CARLOS GALLO.PELOTAS RS BRASIL.BR.DATA 12 02 2019.TENHO HONDA CG TITAN 1999.00 AZUL SUPER NOVA.
Why are the headlights covered?
Beautiful Car.
Sanat eseri
Had to be at least a million for all 3
A.H DESIGN. BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE
Die Lackierung ist ein traumhaft!
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Este auto impresiona, muy bien restaurado,una joya. Seria bueno saber su historia y cómo sobrevivió a la WW2,sería otro excelente video.
Schön!
Pan Brom a tento brouk je symbol ČR 😁
a 40 km el símbolo de la taza rueda forma la svastika min 3.40
when was the first one built
I still like my 64 better, and i drive it...
Hier das Video vom Besitzer, wie er den Wagen gefunden hat:
ruclips.net/video/GcXKhGkC8Pk/видео.html
So schön sehen heute nicht einmal Neuwagen aus.
Chuladas de VO-VO-VO-VOCHOSSss!!!!👊😄👍
Mein erste Auto ist VW.
Und gekauft Iltis und Wolf.
Mantap,melegenda. 👍
Schade: die Reifen sind Firestone.
Olivier Tanguy ....so, what brand should the tyres be then? Would they have been Michelin?? Apart from Continentals, I am not sure what the German period rubber would have been.....
Before 21 june 1941, rubber came from ussr.
Olivier Tanguy Hmmm interesting, I didn’t think Russia grew rubber trees. Always thought that was south east Asia. I’m pretty sure tyres were sourced from many places. I cannot see Dunlop and Michelin being dependent on Russia for their raw materials. Same goes for the United States...
@@OrnumCR British rubber came from India, french rubber from Indochine. From septembre 1939 and june1941, french and british would not have enjoyed selling rubber or petrol tp germans. Ussr provided rubber, petrol, corn... to germany.
Germans panzers entered in France with russian petrol.
Fuscão preto você e feito de aço
With night vision :)
You keep on showing the black one, I like the cabriolet two shaded orange and cream one. What a beautiful car.
you will find the mentioned VW Hebmüller in an other of my videos: ruclips.net/video/ZwevLYbGGas/видео.html
@@kdf39 wonderful thank you
Wow, just wow!
olha e o Fuscão Preto
❤️❤️❤️
Chrome?
Sehr schön!!! Super!!!
UN LOOK DENFER
Супер 👍 однозначно
Sweet
kafer right?
Und er läuft und läuft,bis in alle Ewigkeiten.
Sinister-looking.. Like it was designed for some Stephen King movie!