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The engine that implement these tasks should be refrigerated to the air, (as many Germans did not have garages for heating), if possible with diesel and in front. The car should be capable of carrying three soldiers and a machine gun. The price should be less than a thousand milestones imperial (the price of a good motorcycle at the time). The dictator requested that Porsche condensasse their ideas on paper, what he did in January 17, 1934. He sent a copy to Hitler and published its study called "Study on Design and Construction of the German People's Car". Ali Porsche talking about the market situation, the needs of the German people, their belief in the viability of a gasoline engine and the rear (contrary to what Hitler wanted) and, especially, did a comparative study with other German cars front of your project , Which concluded by not feasible to sell the car for less than 1.500,00 MR. Hitler read the study but has remained adamant on the issue of price, which worried Porsche. After a few speeches about the project, Hitler finally put the Association of German Automobile Manufacturers (GDR, the German acronym) responsible for implementing the project. Despite fears of Porsche, the Werlin convinced to accept the sum of twenty one thousand marks a month to develop the project. Thus, on June 22, 1934 the contract was signed, and the equipment were installed in the home of Porsche in Stuttgart. Porsche's team was led by Karl Rabe, and had the designer Erwin Komenda (responsible for the design of the body), Franz Xaver Reimspiess (which would develop the engine and final imprint VW), Joseph Kales, Karl Fröhlich, Josef Mickl, Josef Zahradnik , And the son of Porsche, Ferry.