A slim original Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee report issued in May 1945 (one of many such wartime reports in a collection that I have) on the production of Synthetic Lubricating Oils by Deutsche Fettsaurewerke at Witten contains the (to me) intriguing statement that "This...
What might have transpired had Henry Ford's attitude been different, and he went on to mass produce liquid cooled V-12's?
From Wikipedia:
In June 1940, Henry Ford had offered to manufacture 1,000 aircraft a day if the government would let him do it his way, and during a discussion with...
As an owner of a small business, I've received the letter from a company DAD Gmbh from Germany. They offer to give me a 'European business number', free of charge. However, in the small print they want me to pay 667 Euros per year, in order to be listed on their web site.
So I've googled a bit...