Harry P.

The VW factory had only produced a very small number of Beetles by the time WWII began in September 1939 (well, technically, at that time it wasn't WWII yet, it was the invasion of Poland... but things soon evolved into full-blown warfare). Anyway, production of civilian Beetles quickly shifted to Kubelwagen production. Kubelwagen development had actually already been underway, with a prototype version, Type 62, shown in 1938. "Production" versions were given actual field testing during the 1939 invasion of Poland, after which the military asked for some changes in order to improve performance, including new axles with gear-reduction hubs for better performance off-road, revised suspension, different (larger) wheels, etc, etc. The Kubelwagen was not really built on the "standard" Beetle platform, but a modified version of it... which was further modified after September 1939.

Yeah, and "Coke" really had coke in it!!! Ah, the good ol' days...

Which car manufacturer has recently introduced the new corporate slogan "Drive@Earth"?

George and Art: you got it! Swamp cooler!

There were many variations. Some Kubelwagen chassis were fitted with Beetle bodywork (like the one in the photo I posted). The following body types and variants of the Type 82 Kubelwagen were produced: Type 62: Prototype Kübelwagen, constructed from May 15, 1938; preproduction models (1939) field tested in the invasion of Poland Type 67: 2-stretcher ambulance; Type 60 Beetle chassis with modified Type 82 body Type 82/0: Basic four seater Type 82/I: Three-seat radio car Type 82/2: Sirencar (Siemens motordriven siren mounted on passenger side in place of the rear seat) Type 82/3: Mock-up armoured vehicle/command car with machinegun-fitted turret over the cabin Type 82/5: Kübelwagen chassis with the Type 60 LO Lieferwagen (open pickup truck) body [4] Type 82/6: Tropical version sedan-body box van Type 82/7: Three-seat 'Command car' made up of a Type 82 chassis, fitted with a Beetle body and roll-up canvas roof section. These three-seaters had a co-drivers seat with fully reclining backrest for the commander. Type 82/8: Like Type 82/0 but had a open body made of wood Type 82/E: Kübelwagen chassis with Beetle body (688 manufactured) Type 86: All-wheel drive prototype (6 fabricated) Type 87: 'Kommandeurwagen' Type 86 4x4 Kübelwagen chassis with Beetle command car body. Fitted with running boards, under-hood-mounted spare tire (accompanied by a gas can, a jack, a small tool kit and a shovel, and widened fenders for its larger-diameter Kronprinz (Crown Prince) off-road tires, some were provided to preferred officers, who could push through virtually any kind of terrain with them (667 produced) [5] Type 89: Fitted with an experimental automatic transmission Type 98: 4x4 Kübelwagen-chassis with a Beetle body Type 106: Fitted with an experimental transmission (assumedly different from the Type 89) Type 107: Fitted with a turbocharger Type 115: Fitted with a supercharger Type 126: Fitted with a fully-synchronized gearbox (assumedly different from the Type 278) Type 155/1: Half-track / snow-track Kübelwagen prototype. Pictures of several track-set designs exist [6], although it is possible that these were consecutively fitted to the same prototype. Trials proved that the Type 155 was able to cover the most difficult terrain, but the modifications necessary to the standard Kübelwagen were extensive and the resulting vehicle was both very slow and forbiddingly inefficient. Type 157: Railway car equipment, used for Types 82 and 87 Type 164: Six-wheeled, twin engine, dual-control prototype; never entered production Type 177: Fitted with a 5-speed transmission (as opposed to the standard 4-speed unit) Type 179: Fitted with fuel-injected Volkswagen engine Type 235: Fitted for power by an electric motor Type 239: Fitted for power by a wood-gas generator mounted on the nose (also listed as Type 230) Type 240: Fitted for power by bottled gas Type 276: Type 82 fitted with a towing hook Type 278: Fitted with synchronized gearbox Type 307: Fitted with a heavy-duty carburetor Type 309: Prototype fitted with a diesel engine Type 331: Prototype fitted for power by a "native fuel system" (acetylene gas) engine (also listed as Type 231) Type 332: Fitted for power by anthracite coal

Actually that photo is an 82E.

What's the thing attached to the side of this car called...and what does it do?

Right! Also known as a Kubelwagen in other variations. Basically a military chassis fitted with Beetle bodywork.

Dang, George, those questions were answered days ago!!!

This looks an awful lot like a VW Beetle, but technically it's something else. Can you tell me what this vehicle was specifically called, and what it was for?

And we have a winner!

Which one doesn't belong, and why? Chevrolet, Buick, Ford, Cadillac, Chrysler.

So that's what you do with the storyboards... cover your workbench???!!! Hey, at least you don't wrap fish in them... BTW... those are some majorly cool wheels.

You are correct, sir! And for those who may not know Henry Ford's son's name... it was Edsel. Sort of a related question: To what does the Ford "Fairlane" owe its name?

"Utopian Turtletop", "Resilient Bullet", "Mongoose Civique" and "Varsity Stroke", (yes, really!!!) were some of the proposed names for a new line of cars that debuted in the latter half of the 20th century. What cars were they???

Why??? Fantastic looking models, BTW... but, man! Branch out a little! There's a whole wide world of cars to build..

In 1932 Audi merged with DKW, Horch and Wanderer to form a new company known as "Auto Union". Audi eventually evolved from Auto Union to become one single brand. The four rings represent the four makes of car that comprised Auto Union: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer.

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From 1915 to 1925 all Model Ts were painted black because Henry Ford believed that black paint dried faster than other colors... so he could build more cars faster.

Well, black paint may have been cheaper... but that's not the reason.

For years the Model T was only available in black. Why?

You're too smart for this game...

Here's one: The very first Corvettes off the line were missing a common piece of equipment found on virtually every other car. What was it?

I've been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. But for the past 20 years or so I do all my "drawing" in either Illustrator or Photoshop. I can't remember the last time I actually drew or airbrushed the "old fashioned" way! I've gotten so used to drawing in Photoshop that it's second nature to me. Here are a few examples (all drawn in Photoshop)... sorry about the "non automotive" ones... Hey, at least Springsteen sings about Pink Cadillacs, Wrecks on the Highway and Racing in the Street, and Hendrix sings about Crosstown traffic...

There are several types of Artograph projectors. One kind sits on top of the image and projects the image onto the wall. The max. size image it will cover is about 5x5 inches, so if your original photo is bigger you would make a copy on a xerox machine and reduce it down to 5x5... then you could project that image onto the wall (you'd tape your paper to the wall). Size of the projected image depends on how far away the wall is. Then there's the kind that's mounted on a stalk, kind of looks like a photo enlarger. You put the original in it and it projects down to the table top, up to about 4x magnification. If you need bigger, it can also project onto the wall. Either way would save you a LOT of time, especially when you add up the time saved over several illustrations (or more!) Here's a link to get you started: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...%3Doff%26sa%3DN