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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by SIS 5 » 03 Mar 2017, 19:45

HI Max, hi Kerry,

here a pic of a similar Umbauwagen of Horch type 830. Here You can see, that it is a vehicle with a tarpaulin and not with a closed bodywork, which was used for the ambulances (source of the pic: "Personenkraftwagen der Wehrmacht" by Reinhard Frank).

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 04 Mar 2017, 00:37

Hi Bert and Kerry,
I concede based on your research that the umbau I posted is not likely an ambulance. The presence of the lady in white uniform suggested to me at the time a connection to a medical unit of some sort.
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by SIS 5 » 06 Mar 2017, 22:05

Hi Max,

no problem. I could find a good pic of a Horch 830 BL ambulance. Interesting, that the red crosses on the white circles of the vehicle on Holgers site were overpainted. (source of the pic: "100 Jahre Sanitäts- und Krankenfahrzeuge" by Udo Paulitz).

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 07 Mar 2017, 01:05

Thanks for the fine photo, Bert.
I recently came across this shot that appears to show the interior of one of these Horch umbaus on the right.
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by SIS 5 » 07 Mar 2017, 08:45

Hi Max,

thank You very much for posting this pic with two ambulances. Very interesting, indeed. Can You say, what type of ambulance is to see on the left?

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by SIS 5 » 15 Nov 2017, 18:13

Hi,

here another pic of an Umbauwagen. I´m not sure, but it could be a Chevrolet model 1939 (source of the pic: an expired ebay auction).

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Post by ilfil » 15 Nov 2017, 20:41

Hi Bert,
Right, it is ex-1939 Chevy.

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by SIS 5 » 15 Nov 2017, 21:27

Hi ilfil,

thank You very much for the confirmation and the excellent presentation of this model.

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by ilfil » 01 Dec 2017, 13:29

Image

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"...and on the 8th day He made truck so that man, made on 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night."

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 20 Feb 2018, 00:33

Ford V-8 umbaus.
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 21 Feb 2018, 04:43

Here's another one...
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Feb 2018, 22:13

Hi Max,

Here another image (from Ebay) of the, I think, the same photo serie.
Do you know the exact model of these Ford V8 vehicles ?

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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 27 Feb 2018, 00:12

Hi Sturm,
That's great. Thanks for posting. They are either V8-G81A or G92A Specials depending on the engine (I would assume the more powerful G81). Holger has a brief write up on these conversions at http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Homepage_ ... 8_g81.html
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Jose85 » 23 Mar 2018, 11:16

Bedford Could it be that body style with a big box in the back?
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Re: ► Photothread: Umbauwagen

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Post by Jose85 » 04 Jul 2018, 13:28

Opel Admiral
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