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

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

"Stadt des KdF-Wagens".  Literally the city of the KdF-Wagens.  My German
has become much better lately...

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:31 AM, <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:

> 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
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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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