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.
Softop ·
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Kübelwagen ?
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/46703/kubelwagen
phantom ·
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?
You coming around to those thongs yet?
Softop ·
Aw dont say that, we've got enough Seppo sayings here now...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?
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?
phantom ·
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...
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...
Softop ·
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!
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!
Anthiron ·
kubelwagens, things, and country buggies are all very different cars.
DIY-DUB ·
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
DIY-DUB ·
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 ·
this is a kubelwagen
this is a thing
and this is a country buggy
this is a thing
and this is a country buggy
Softop ·
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!!
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!!
Anthiron ·
no probs
vw54 ·
ther 3 very different vehicles and come with 3 very different prices as well.
pod ·
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
VWCOOL ·
yeah, see, they're all the bloody sameAnthiron wrote:this is a kubelwagen
this is a thing
and this is a country buggy
crewcabconnection ·
lol ... well that was a short one.
64vwmark ·
Aren't Things also known as Trekkers in the UK?
DubCrazy ·
they sure are 64vwmark, most of Europe to..
steff...................
steff...................
PHAT BUG ·
Heres my country buggy........