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tasb
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Joined: April 27, 2002
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Location: Pentwater, Michigan
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 Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: A WWII correct distributor? |
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The ad below is captioned as a WWII "Thing" distributor. Anyone have any thoughts?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=891802
The badge looks way to modern to be of 1940's vintage but I do get surprised every now and then. I don't argue the shielding thoughts as the thing looks near bullet proof but the era claimed makes me wonder.
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spookymulder
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks to be as advertised to me, maybe he didn't know how to spell Kubelwagen? |
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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It's a 68-74 NATO shielded distributor.
He's confused.
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Ian
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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definitely for a military issue THING type 181 not ww2
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HellraiserKG
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Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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| Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Idd, "made in Germany" on the bottom, don't see that happen
during a WW  |
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1961bluebug
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Location: Czech Republic, Europe
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| Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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MIL spec distributor for 181 with radio. I threw one away because it is centrifugal only and the 1500 singleport engine didn´t like it. I heard it has an advance curve close to Bosch 050.
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Jacks
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| Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Could ya throw one my way? |
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splitpartsunlimited
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Location: Good Ol`Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:12 am Post subject: |
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yes , it is a mil spec thing distributor , my mercedes g230 has a similar one , even the cables are nut mounted like the ones pictured here ...
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