Ferrari Mailing List: Re: What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Hey Dr. Steve: Before I bought my Type 181 Kubelwagen in the late 1990's, I 
explored other kinds of European military vehiclesThere were several German Sd. 
Kfz. 251 - Halftrack personnel carriers, FOB the Czech Republic, for less than 
15K usd, if I remember right. The Germans had factories there that manufactured 
several tens of thousands units during WW2. After the war, the Czechs continued 
production for several years, thus spare parts are no problem.

After weighing the pros and cons, I decided on the Kubelwagen, FOB Houston. It 
was really a no-brainer. Since 'The Thing' was a civilian rip-off of the 
Kubelwagen, all the spare parts that I could ever need was available at my 
nearest VW dealer, and it cost half as much as the Halftrack, I headed for 
houston and drove it back to Tucson. 

It was complete except for the mount for my MG-34 and the duck-boards for the 
floors, and the oval Waffen-SS license plate for the front bumper, all 
purchased off eBay. It had a good field-green top which I hardly used. I 
prefered wearing an oakleaf?camo zeltban and a stalhelm. You should have see 
those jack-rabbits run!

NOTE: the easy way to identify a genuine Kubelwagen, not a Thing that is of 
much less value, is to look at the VIN. The genuine K-wagen is made in 
Wolfsburg, Germany. All VW Things were manufactured in either Brazil or Mexico. 
BTW, does anybody know what Wolfsburg was named pre-1945? Doug, you should know 
this.



Ach, the memories, Haupsturmfuher Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Steve
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8]



Actually, I have to admit that my G-wagon is one of my favorite cars, and  
the most capable 4x4 I have owned. 
 
My trailer queen off-roadster goal is a HalfTrack, and I've been on  the 
prowl for a usable one for a price that doesn't make it a museum piece  for a 
while and it is "on-order" with one of the real aficionados of the  military 
vehicle restoration in town but the price is the current barrier (as is  the 
case 
sometimes with these things). There is a limit that can be spent on  something 
that needs a gooseneck trailer with my F-350 and while fun to drive on  the 
farm is essentially useless except for the trails so I'll just wait out the  
market and if it comes available at the right price I'll pick it up and bring 
it  

home.
 
In the meantime I'll just see how far I can push the G, and save the 348  for 
Memphis.
 
Maybe while we are in MEM we can all get together and figure out how to  find 
some obscure battlefield or historic location that no one else gets to  
without a GPS and some off-road equipment.
 
Dr. Steve
 
 
1964 Rolls  Royce Silver Cloud III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.
1980 MB  450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche
1985 MB 280 GE  G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton 
Winch/Wrecker
1988 Rolls  Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse
1994 F-350  Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder
1996 Bronco  ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car
2004  Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)
and  a
1976 Fire Truck...................................HAHN, WARNER &  SWASEY- 
DUPLEX 
DIVISION  HOWE  APPARTUS . MODEL #R400 FIRE  TRUCK w/a 100' Tower


Dr. Stephen B. Spies, CES,  CFI
Director, Forensic Sciences Laboratory
Explosives Engineering  Technologies
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In a message dated 9/6/2008 1:02:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:

Maybe  instead of the G-wagen, a Kubelgagen  







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