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Arto O
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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Arto O » 12 Jul 2012, 21:12

This something really strange. Do somebody knows the purpose of the extra "wheels"? Maybe the car didn´t had the out-board engine to push it in water, so those wheels acted to propulse in water, like some ships on 19th century?
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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 13 Jul 2012, 10:51

I would think that they are an experimental form of propulsion.
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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Harro » 13 Jul 2012, 14:44

The Schwimmwagen did not have an "outboard engine", it used a screw attached to the car engine. And I think the crew is still on the vehicle in that photo because the hook that was used to lower and rise the screw can be seen above the exhaust pipe behind the passenger seats.

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by SIS 5 » 13 Jul 2012, 19:39

Hi Arto, hi Alan, hi Harro,

in the book "Volkswagen MIlitärfahrzeuge 1938 - 1948" by Hans-Georg Mayer-Stein I have found a pic of the same Schwimmwagen. On this pic You can see, that it was a test for a better drive in the snow, in the book called "Raupenfahrzeug". It might be in the Alps 1942 (Lafatscher Joch, Austria).

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Arto O » 13 Jul 2012, 22:33

Thanks Alan, Harro and SIS 5,
SIS 5, I think you sent the answer. I was thinking in some moment about driving on rocks, but on snow never. Interesting. I wonder how were the results about the experiment.
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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Harro » 13 Jul 2012, 23:46

That's interesting. It seems to be a Vorserie Schwimmwagen (the Porsche series).

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by SIS 5 » 20 Aug 2012, 11:28

Hi,

here a pic of a Trippel Schwimmwagen puuled ot of the water by a Kettenkrad (source of the pic: expired ebay auction).

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by carius » 04 Oct 2012, 07:38

Images from ebay.de

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Post by carius » 05 Oct 2012, 07:56

Images from ebay.de

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by carius » 22 Oct 2012, 08:06

Image from ebay.de

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Simperator » 23 Oct 2012, 12:20

Hi all,

A Schwimmwagen in the Hungarian Army. Pic from Waffen-Arsenal Sonderband S-71, P. 23.

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Sturm78 » 24 Nov 2012, 13:16

Hi all,

Schwimmwagen column in the water:

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Jan 2013, 17:01

Hi all,

A rare image of a VW Type 128:

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by carius » 02 Apr 2013, 08:37

Images from ebay.de

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Re: Schwimmwagen pictures and comments

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Post by carius » 15 Apr 2013, 08:03

Trippel

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