Ivan Hirst, British Officer and Manager of VW after WW2

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Ivan Hirst, British Officer and Manager of VW after WW2

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Volkswagen have recently republished their historical notes on Major Ivan Hirst. If you are interested in the history of the Beetle it is worth a read.

The link below takes you to a PDF of the book which can be saved:

:arrow: http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwc ... _10_18.pdf
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Thanks Pine.. :hangloose:
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Re: Ivan Hirst, British Officer and Manager of VW after WW2

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Good one Pine, spent the better part of the day reading it.

Thank goodness he finally got his recognition....... :D

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