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My first car of the Year dedicated to my Brother in law.
He got this pretty modified car.
The Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen", popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker (Type 182 in RHD form), in the United States as the Thing, and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983.
Used the most by the German military during World War II.
You can consider it like some of those great-great-great-grandparents of the Hummers.
He got this pretty modified car.
The Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen", popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker (Type 182 in RHD form), in the United States as the Thing, and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983.
Used the most by the German military during World War II.
You can consider it like some of those great-great-great-grandparents of the Hummers.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
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"...was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983.Used the most by the German military during World War II."
Not exactly.
The Kubelwagen was used by the German military during WW2. The 'Thing' was made for popular sales, not military use, and was based on the Kubelwagen, but had numerous changes made to its design. The most obvious and easy to spot are the squared fenders (Kubelwagens had circular fenders which followed the contour of the tire).
Not exactly.
The Kubelwagen was used by the German military during WW2. The 'Thing' was made for popular sales, not military use, and was based on the Kubelwagen, but had numerous changes made to its design. The most obvious and easy to spot are the squared fenders (Kubelwagens had circular fenders which followed the contour of the tire).
The Kübelwagen also had a spindle mount and well partially recessed into the hood for the spare tire. You can't really say the Type 82 was an ancestor of the HMMWV, though; while they were used in similar roles, the Type 82 was two-wheel-drive, and was exceedingly lightweight because of the off-road ability requirements within the limits of the engine that was available; it was notoriously underpowered. The Jeep is a better candidate for the ancestor, although you could make some claim for the few Type 86 Kübelwagen (a four-wheel-drive variant that didn't offer significant improvement in performance, and failed to go into production).
The U.S. military conducted a series of tests in November 1943 on several Type 82s they had captured in North Africa; they concluded that the vehicle was simpler, easier to manufacture and maintain, faster, and more comfortable for four passengers than the U.S. Jeeps. This statement is at odds with U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451, Handbook on German Military Forces, dated 15 March 1945. In this manual (p. 416), it states "The Volkswagen, the German equivalent of the U.S. "Jeep", is inferior in every way except in the comfort of its seating accommodations." Which only proves that pravda wasn't invented by the Russians.
The U.S. military conducted a series of tests in November 1943 on several Type 82s they had captured in North Africa; they concluded that the vehicle was simpler, easier to manufacture and maintain, faster, and more comfortable for four passengers than the U.S. Jeeps. This statement is at odds with U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451, Handbook on German Military Forces, dated 15 March 1945. In this manual (p. 416), it states "The Volkswagen, the German equivalent of the U.S. "Jeep", is inferior in every way except in the comfort of its seating accommodations." Which only proves that pravda wasn't invented by the Russians.
again, not exactly. the original Kübelwagen based off the actual beetle at the time, as the 181 based off the torsion-springed beetle predating the 1302. it was concepted for military use, but the german military preferred the DKW Munga, which had better offroader abilities, 4WD, and an even more primitive engine. so, only a small number of 181 went to military, a lot more went to technical help organisations, firefighters, and red-cross. a slightly higher number went into private hands.
btw, the term 'Kübelwagen' was also used on any other similar military-style offroader. it refers to their primitive seats, actually. not that I know why those seats were named as such.
btw, the term 'Kübelwagen' was also used on any other similar military-style offroader. it refers to their primitive seats, actually. not that I know why those seats were named as such.
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