<VV> Those pesky Porsche rumors

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My latest eBay acquisition is a tiny magazine from December 1959 entitled  
"FOREIGN CAR GUIDE."  I got it for the cover story comparing the new Chevy  
Corvair with the Volkswagen.  Despite the magazine's name it appears  
primarily to be about Volkswagens.  Although the writers give lip service  to road 
testing other "foreign" cars, the articles inevitably end up  comparing 
whatever car to the Volkswagen.  Nearly all the ads are for  aftermarket 
Volkswagen accessories.  They never miss an opportunity to  mention "the great Dr. 
Porsche, designer of the Volkswagen."  What caught  my eye was a comment at 
the end of an article entitled simply, "The  Tatra."  The writer closed by 
saying; "The next best choice for a bigger  replacement for the Volkswagen 
might be Chovrolet's [sic] new Corvair.  The  great Dr. Porsche might have 
had a minor hand in that design, too.  But,  that's another story to be told 
at another time."
 
Over half a century later and that story still hasn't been told!
 
~Bill Stanley