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A 1974 "Acapulco" Thing. The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States and Canada ...
The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (lit. ' swimming car ' ) is a light four-wheel drive amphibious car , used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War . With over 15,000 units built, the Schwimmwagen is the most-produced amphibious car in history.
The engine and drive-train, including portal geared wheel hubs, are the same as in the Volkswagen Typ 166 Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle. [1] 564 units of the Kommandeurswagen were produced; [4] in November 1946, [5] the Volkswagen plant — by then under British control — produced two more vehicles using spare parts from stores.
The Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen (listen ⓘ), or simply Kübel, [2] contractions of the original German word Kübelsitzwagen (translated: 'bucket-seat car' — but when the contractions are translated literally a back-formation of 'bucket' or 'tub'-car results), [3] is a military light utility vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the ...
The Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis (German for polecat), [3] is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military. The Iltis was formerly built under licence in Canada by Bombardier Inc. [4] Although the two vehicles were briefly offered simultaneously, the Type 183 effectively replaced the Type 181.
The Volkswagen Type 14A (commonly known as the Hebmüller Cabriolet) is a convertible Volkswagen Type 1 produced by German coachbuilder Hebmüller and Sohn after the Second World War. With the German economy destroyed, and severe limits on industrial production imposed by the Allies ' Morgenthau Plan , the Wuppertal -based firm, like most ...
San Diego police are investigating a video that features images of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and a bigoted slur aimed at Mayor Todd Gloria that’s been making its way around the department. The ...
[15] [17] A further batch of 44 VW38 pre-production cars produced in 1938 introduced split rear windows, [18] and subsequently, Volkswagen introduced fifty VW39 cars, completed in July 1939. [19] [20] Two KdF cars on the Reichsautobahn, c. 1943. Since the KdF was never delivered to the public, [21] it is likely that this was an advertisement photo.