Yeah,its a long shot,but Im looking for either a genuine or steel repro Kubelwagen.I dont care how rough or incomplete or even leads or perhaps a Kubel owner could contact me with pics etc.Note Im only interested in genuine WW2 style Kubel,not a 181 or country buggy please.Any help or leads most appreciated.
Wayne

I know Intermeccanica do a replica that looks a dead ringer for the real thing. Would think it would be fiberglass though........

e-mail intermeccanica@bc.sympatico.ca

MMMMM Imagine that slammed on painted sprintstars......

baja it!

.... seriously they'd make a wickid body for a baja'd chassis.

A good alternative for a manx?

vic is selling a genuine kuble in sydney.
pricey though.

... yep. he told me $40K US and it is FAR from original with many extra metal bits welded on. Good luck finding one... you will have to make international enquiries methinks nn[ Edited on 6-7-2005 by VWCOOL ]

I have a mate who built one from scratch. made all the dies for the panels and stuff. he's a ww2 re enactor so he's a pretty crazy. it was very close to spec as well. but he sold it a year or to ago i think its in caneberra these days.

they just sold a fully original one on ebay.de for 15k euros... http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4558902961&ssPageName=... they do turn up from time to time and 24Kau was pretty cheap for this one i think....

The one on ebay is a pretty early one ie about 1940. I think it may be a tropical specs one judging by the cool air intake under the roof line. Rough but pretty original although there's something shonky been done with the engine. Apart from the non orig air cleaner fan pulley exhaust etc etc did you notice weld marks at the bottom of the gen. pedestal? At a guess I'd say the orig motor was stuffed beyond repair & the gen pedestal has been welded onto another case to retain the orig number which BTW is pretty low suggesting the date above. Don't know how I'd feel about welding a magnesium alloy!! Hope they had the inert gas wound right up to the max!

I know of a place in the U.K. that offers repro shells
theyre spot on but theyre also about A$26000.oo

Hi guys[all above !!] many thanks for the replies and advice,yes I've found prices high and few for sale,most are owned by military vehicle collectors.A few replicas are available,but still a lot of $$ for a fake.I'll keep looking and see what turns up. Cheers !!

Looks rough. $27KUS. Early, 1940-1? Cert pre-42 when they went to the typ 166 dash. I love his "potted history"!! Have a read. It's a real giggle. I'm sure the Swiss would be surprised to hear the Nazis invaded their country during WW2.