produced in its millions after World War Two, the name of Josef Ganz was largely forgotten. In 2004, Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord started researching the life and work of Josef Ganz, and in 2011 he published The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen. References Did Josef Ganz Create the Beetle? Joseph Ganz Archive Joseph Ganz Foundation Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Germany Volkswagen Group Rear-engined vehicles Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Automobiles with backbone chassis