Josef Ganz: The inventor of the VW Beetle 🎥
HOW IT ALL BEGAN Under the title "Josef Ganz. The unknown VW Beetle inventor", "10vor10" has produced a report. The film will be shown on Saturday, September 12, at 6:15 p.m. in the Filmtheater of the Museum of Transport. Germany was surprised in 1932 with Josef Ganz's revolutionary small car. Josef Ganz, automotive engineer and editor of the trade magazine Motor-Kritik, surprised Germany when in 1932 he [...]
Germany was surprised in 1932 with Josef Ganz's revolutionary small car.
Josef Ganz, a car engineer and editor of the trade journal Motor-Kritik, surprised Germany when he presented a small car for narrow budgets in 1932.
That was Josef ganz's dream: a light and maneuverable car that everyone could afford. Adolf Hitler, who had just come to power, shared his vision. Except that there was no place for the Jewish inventor in the Germany of the time.
First ideas about the Volkswagen Beetle
This is the story of the man whose designs and ideas led to the invention of the Volkswagen Beetle, but who ultimately lost everything. In the film, Josef Ganz's family and his admirers bring the lost legacy to new life.
Tickets for the screening can be ordered free of charge on the website of the Swiss Museum of Transport.
