I suppose, had no interest in the Volkswagen whatsoever. The 64 page report completely failed to appreciate the ingenuity and sophistication of the Porsche design. We do not consider that the design represents any special brilliance, apart from certain detail points, and it is suggested that it is not to be regarded as an example of a first class modern design to be copied by the British industry. Another who had the opportunity of acquiring the Volkswagen project was Morris Motors . A discussion on the matter is detailed in a set of Company minutes under 'Any Other Business' the subject was discussed briefly but then unanimously rejected as being a project of little merit.
History has the last word.
Humber, along with the rest of the Rootes Group, have ceased to exist. Morris has all but disappeared as well. Transport was a major problem in post war Germany, and Major Ivan Hirst , who did so much to get the Volkswagen back into production, was rewarded with a request for 10,000 Volkswagen Saloons from of all people the British Army. Then there were 50 blue examples for the Royal Air Force, while the Russians also ordered a batch coloured appropriately, maroon. In 1946 output began to rise and in March the 1000 a month barrier was broken.