VW Thing in SA Army

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Pine wrote:
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BARON wrote:They also developed a scaled down Jeep replica with vw components --much smaller then the Veep.
The Jakkals Jeep was based on Ford Escort 1600 mechanics, no VW...
I dont know what they eventualy used but the thoughts/development started with beetle based buggy. ----not that it matters now anymore----
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Tony Z wrote:I have been told that there are still some (and spares for) 4WD kubels stored at the German embassy in Windhoek.
There was an article in Volksworld about 5 years ago about the 1940's 4WD Kubelwagen, complete with photo's of the front suspension and drives.
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Ron&Gill wrote:
Tony Z wrote:I have been told that there are still some (and spares for) 4WD kubels stored at the German embassy in Windhoek.
There was an article in Volksworld about 5 years ago about the 1940's 4WD Kubelwagen, complete with photo's of the front suspension and drives.
From my understanding these were only prototypes. The 4WD was only as a very low range single gear. Normal 1,2,3 &4 was 2WD.

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BARON wrote: I dont know what they eventualy used but the thoughts/development started with beetle based buggy. ----not that it matters now anymore----
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Hi Baron, that is really very interesting, thanks for the info! I think one of the problems with an a/c military vehicle is the noise, which is a big no-no for tactical movement at night. The Jakkals Jeeps we drove when I was in the military were actually quite silent, and had a 'blackout' switch that would disable all lights, you wouldn't even be able to turn on anything 'by accident'.

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Speaking of military ACVW's - this is a 1970 US Army FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle), with the weapons removed and currently in private ownership

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The 1:10 scale radio control FAV by Tamiya is highly collectible today - would really LOVE to have one myself!

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