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The efforts of Porsche, Piech, and Lafferentz to make the KdF works available for war production began to be rewarded in 1940 with contracts for the manufacture of bombs (shown) and ’swimmer’ kits for tanks.

The efforts of Porsche, Piech, and Lafferentz to make the KdF works available for war production began to be rewarded in 1940 with contracts for the manufacture of bombs (shown) and ’swimmer’ kits for tanks.

Karl Ludvigsen
Karl Ludvigsen

In addition to his motor industry activities as an executive (with GM, Fiat and Ford) and head of a consulting company, Karl Ludvigsen has been active for over 50 years as an author and historian. As an author, co-author or editor he has some four dozen books to his credit. Needless to say, they are all about cars and the motor industry, Karl's life-long passion.

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