Present Day Photos of KDFs, Kubels and Schwimmers

[L21pearlgrey]

[finster]

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[sinclair]

Love those Captured Vehicle markings.

[finster]

nice 46 at a recent show in japan, although that nearside banana is catching my eye...

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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

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[Martin Southwell]

That's unusual, the front of the vehicle, and therefore heaviest, being lifted to facilitate a good gradient for the car to come off. Would seem to work well, but I don't think I've seen this type of set up before.

Do we know the history of this car?

[finster]

I only know that it is part of the flat 4 vw shop collection in honmoku
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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[Who.Me?]

[B_vdd]

[finster]

dec 43 schwimmer for sale on oldbug...$200,000

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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[finster]

recently found under a tarp in connecticut

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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[finster]

a march 45 kubel (as stated in advert) currently on milweb for sale...

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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[T2_681]

Authentic late war...with beetle floor pans and body number higher than 100 000?

[Martin Southwell]

How come the windscreen is almost vertical?

[T2_681]

I noticed that as well.

[wagen19]

[sinclair]

[finster]

according to this thread a march 45 body number would be 48*** so maybe they've misread it or misquoted. I have sent them an email to query it so perhaps they will answer.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;start=20
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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[finster]

today I looked in my junk email file and found his reply -
Good question indeed.
It’s a 100% original number.
The bodies production line switched from Berlin(?) to Wolfsburg, Volkswagen factory, beginning of 1945.
This due the destruction of the original factory:
This resulted in a new body manufacture line , with new numbers, like this one.
So yes, for the ‘standard’ body number it’s incorrect, but this is a early Wolfsburg body, made by Volkswagen, which is correct for 1945.

so, is that correct?
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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

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[T2_681]

What is the original source of this info???
It would be probably the very first body from the end of war production with number 1xxxxx. Maybe a rebuilt older body?