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Kubelwagen (Germany)

Length 373cm / 146in
Width 160cm / 63in
Weight 635kg / 1,397lb
Range 600km / 375m
Top speed 100km/h / 62.5mph

Designed by the famous Dr Ferdinand Porsche as the Buggy, the Kubelwagen was built on the KDF (Volkswagen) chassis. A two-wheel drive, the car proved light and versatile in all conditions. Examples sent to North Africa were fitted with large balloon sand tyres, while a tracked conversion was also available for extreme environments. The car was cheap and easy to make with many pressed-steel parts. Though the majority were convertibles, a solid-roofed type was also produced. In total nearly 60,000 Kubelwagen were made from 1939 to 1945.

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