Funny you should mention Hitler, as Germany invented the interstate which made high speed travel safe because there were no intersections. It was called the autobahn, and it was sold as freedom of movement for the residents of Germany. It's interesting because the plan was to move tanks around the country so the roads were thick concrete, some still exists. As for the VW, it still holds the record for the longest car in production at 50+ years, it maybe still in production somewhere (the current VW Beetle is actually not related to the original beetle mechanically). Contrary to popular belief, Ford did not invent the automobile, Mercedes did. Ford invented mass production. There were many German automobiles. BMW and Mercedes and several others. And the Porche was actually an evolution of the Beetle. BMW made mainly airplane engines during the war. Mercedes and VW made airplane engines and tanks. BMW started making motorcycles in the 20's I think. Funny they had that goofy boxer configuration just like up until pretty recently. The American motorcycle culture began with soldiers returning home who couldn't quite fit back into civilized society again. That's why they were mostly outlaws. The point being that that original love of freedom has eroded to a Harley in every garage that gets taken out once a year to ride with the boys and drink beer. Like everything, freedom has an evolving definition.