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vw166.com
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 Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:58 am Post subject: Schwimmwagen found in Forest |
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Hello !
The Schwimmwagen Registry welcomes its 150th entry.
 http://www.vw166.com/registry
It was found recently in a forest in Sweden. Notice the original colour and the red-white-red flag on the side of the vehicle. 
Here's a picture:
If you know of any Schwimmwagens which are not shown in my registry please do let me know. Thanks to all of you for your help in the past!
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RichOakley
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How on Earth can a Schwimmwagen go undetected for so long??! Great find!  |
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Bengt H
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Unbelevable!!! a schwimmwagen here in Sweden!! and it has not rusted away
must bee in the northen parts where the air is more dry, hard to beleve anyway... |
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mightymouse
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siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiik!!!!
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FreakCitySF
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| god damm! |
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ZwitterND
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Why do they have the cup holders on the front hood? 
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VW1948
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Cool find  Why didn't I find it  |
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Rhodrich
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| Excellent! What's the story behind it? Do you have any more pictures? |
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johnshenry
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| Why do they have the cup holders on the front hood? |
Yeah, and one REALLY BIG cupholder. Must have had big coffee mugs back then....
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BENTYL
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superman73
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nize
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Wow!
What a find and in Sweden too!!! It has to be a very exciting story behind this because there should not be any Schwimmwagens in Sweden I guess.
Would love to hear more about it!
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kdf38
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I parked it there a few years ago. Please send it back to me now...
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Wow!
What a find and in Sweden too!!! It has to be a very exciting story behind this because there should not be any Schwimmwagens in Sweden I guess.
Would love to hear more about it! |
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vw166.com
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mightymouse
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Schwimmwagen |
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duuuuuude! the tires on the dark green one in your link, are SO siiiiiiiik!
OMG. i want a set.
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billmetric
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I like the one with the 1960s Beetle dashboard, I think I'll hack a Schwimmer dash into my split now
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splitjunkie
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there are some VERY impressive rebuilds on that site. It is worth a look.
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That is some amazing restoration work!! Very Nice
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The result:
