My Dream Car ... Kubelwagen

 

 

 

 

역시나 소싯적에 소장하던 퀴벨바겐입니다.

퀴벨은 영어로는 버킷, 소위 바께스 라는 뜻이지요.

저는 이날 이때까지 그 바께스가

차 앞부분 모양이 바께스 같아서 붙여진 이름인 줄 알았는데,

그게 아니라 버킷시트가 달려서라는군요. 

이상하다 ... 야들이 말하는 버킷시트가 설마 뭐 이런 ... ? 

 

 

 

(사진은 퀴벨바겐의 적통을 이은 모 차량의 버킷시트입니다.)

 

내 소장품에는 저런 버킷시트 없었는디 ...

제조사에 교환 요청이라도 해야 하나요 ...

 

특히나 아래 사진의 전시품처럼 사막색으로 도장을 해줘야 제맛이죠.

마치 롬멜 장군과 함께 북아프리카를 누비는 듯한 간지 ... !!

  

 

Kubelwagen configured for North African on display at the Kruse "World War II Victory" Museum in Auburn, IN. The collection was relocated from the Victory in Europe Museum in Belgium after that facility closed.

 

As early as January of 1938, moves were afoot to produce a military version of the Beetle for the war that lie ominously ahead.

There were many, many prototypes, but eventually two main vehicles emerged as the war-time KdF-Wagens. They were the Kübelwagen (literally, "bucketcar", but actually an abbreviated version of Kübelsitzewagen, "bucket seated car") and the Schwimmwagen ("swim car").

The latter was an amphibious vehicle with a rear-mounted propeller for water navigation. Only 14,283 were produced. The Kübelwagen was much more plentiful and practical than the Schwimmwagen. It is an extremely austere, rugged automobile built simply for war-use.

About 50,000 were made. Survivng examples of both cars are scarce and very collectible. Production was from 1940-44 for the Kübel and 42-44 for the "Schwimmer".

Engine:   Flat 4. 
Capacity:   1131 cc
Power:   n/a 
Transmission:   4 spd. man
Top Speed:   n/a
Number Built:   50,000+

 

 

http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/kubel/kubel.shtml