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I dont know what they eventualy used but the thoughts/development started with beetle based buggy. ----not that it matters now anymore----Pine wrote:The Jakkals Jeep was based on Ford Escort 1600 mechanics, no VW...splitfan wrote:BARON wrote:They also developed a scaled down Jeep replica with vw components --much smaller then the Veep.
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.Tony Z wrote:I have been told that there are still some (and spares for) 4WD kubels stored at the German embassy in Windhoek.
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.Ron&Gill wrote: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.Tony Z wrote:I have been told that there are still some (and spares for) 4WD kubels stored at the German embassy in Windhoek.
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'.BARON wrote: I dont know what they eventualy used but the thoughts/development started with beetle based buggy. ----not that it matters now anymore----
cheers
baron
