Military Volkswagen

[imatt88]

Hey all,

 

Found this in my travels today.  The owner was kind enough to let me get pics.

I'm guessing by the split window, its pre-1953, but I don't know if the military markings are legit or not; 

Come to find out, the owner uses it in WW II reenactments...Way cool tho, I would love to own this..

Edited February 3, 2016 by imatt88

[Atmobil]

Cool looking bug but I doubt that it is really a wartime bug. It is probably quite old and as you say pre 53.

If you have a lot of time: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340552&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[iamsuperdan]

What an awesome old bug!

 

[CFMgarage]

I don't know if anyone really cares, but:

The "Zsuzsi" writing is Hungarian (which is my native tongue, even though I moved to the US as a little kid), which means "Susie" but the rest of the writings on it are German, which I do not speak but I do know a lot of words and "Nutzlast" means "Payload" and I think "Leergew" is curb weight?

So...I'd assume that, even though this doesn't look like a military bug, I think it was used to move between the two countries...which is pretty cool.

 

[imatt88]

Gergo,

Thanks for the info.  Its really cool.  Its just old, and I like it..

 

Cheers,   Ian

[DrDevil72]

I actually know this vehicle (used to WWII Reenact a few years ago) as far as wartime bugs please feel free to ask.  And to my Magyar friend,  a lot of German WWII vehicles used Hungarian nicknames and phrases. Anyhow sorry folks for being a know-it-all.  

[stavanzer]

I like the Wehrmacht Lic plate in the front. If it were Luftwaffe it would read WL as the first letters. It looks old, but I agree that it's not THAT old. Nice looking bug though.