Kübelwagen ?

Softop Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 10:50 am

#435603

Does anybody know what the Kübelwagen was/is called in Oz?

The Seppo's call them 'The Thing' and I wondered if we had a name for them.

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phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Dec 2005, 10:55 am

#435604

Hey Softop, I believe the technical aussie term for 'the Thing' is 'the Thing'. Of course, not to be confused with the Country Buggy.....

You coming around to those thongs yet?

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Softop Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 11:04 am

#435605

phantom wrote:Hey Softop, I believe the technical aussie term for 'the Thing' is 'the Thing'. Of course, not to be confused with the Country Buggy.....

You coming around to those thongs yet?

Aw dont say that, we've got enough Seppo sayings here now...

Like, we dont have a 'car anymore, we have a 'ride' fer crissakes! You 'ride' a bike !!

Wassat funny yellow thing in your avatar btw.

And arent you supposed to be working?

If you drive fast enough you're past the accident before it happens !

phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Dec 2005, 11:49 am

#435620

And it starts......

Softop, you sorted that box of nuts and bolts out yet?

In the meantime, everyone else feel free to jump in with details on 'Things' here in Oz...

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Softop Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 12:46 pm

#435644

It may start but does it go -y'know clutch thingies an' stuff- and have you bribed your local RTA enough to register it yet?

I dont mind the nuts & bolts left over so much but it's the nuts & bolts that are NOT in the box that bothers me!

If you drive fast enough you're past the accident before it happens !

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 1:36 pm

#435655

kubelwagens, things, and country buggies are all very different cars.

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1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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DIY-DUB Custom Title Time!

1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 6 Dec 2005, 1:46 pm

#435657

thats what i thought, kubels are the military things, brother of the schwimmwagen i think, the county buggy is a very crude aussie body on a bug pan, not many round i think, and the 181 is the "thing" common in lotsa movies, and in the usa

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1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 6 Dec 2005, 1:47 pm

#435658

also thesambe has pics of em all i believe, "phatvw" on here is a country buggy 2 my knowledge, but im no expert on them

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 2:06 pm

#435663

this is a kubelwagen

this is a thing

and this is a country buggy

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Softop Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 3:04 pm

#435689

Thanks guys.

Anthiron, the pics are just what I needed. On another newsgroup the seppo's kept mentioning the Thing, when asked what a Thing was they said it was a kubelwagen... twas bloody confusing!!

If you drive fast enough you're past the accident before it happens !

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 3:05 pm

#435692

no probs

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Dec 2005, 5:37 pm

#435737

ther 3 very different vehicles and come with 3 very different prices as well.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 6:18 pm

#435764

1stcarbug wrote:the country buggy is a very crude aussie body on a bug pan,

you`ll have the country buggy boys up in arms with that statement:vader i reckon they rock:thumb:thumb

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 8:59 pm

#435834

Anthiron wrote:this is a kubelwagen

this is a thing

and this is a country buggy

yeah, see, they're all the bloody same

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crewcabconnection Being Sid James

1,922 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 6 Dec 2005, 9:41 pm

#435864

lol ... well that was a short one.

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64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 7 Dec 2005, 2:18 am

#435925

Aren't Things also known as Trekkers in the UK?

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1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 7 Dec 2005, 6:29 am

#435944

they sure are 64vwmark, most of Europe to..

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PHAT BUG Dave says Bini's a fool

1,698 posts · joined May 2003 · 7 Dec 2005, 11:34 am

#435995

Heres my country buggy........

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