VW type 30 ready for testing

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Seventy-five years ago, in March/April 1937 a series of 30 prototypes of Volkswagen were built at Daimler-Benz. There had been single hand-built prototypes before, but this was a series of cars that was to be severely tested. They were known as the VW 30 series, designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche.  Note that it already has the headlamps mounted in the wings, but there is still no rear window. Each test car was at least driven for 50.000 miles and the lessons learnt were incorporated in the next bunch of test cars, the VW 38. None of the VW 30 prototypes remain, all have been destroyed by the SS, although there is a later reconstruction of the VW 30.

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