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Porcshe's Jagdwagen!

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:38 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
When West Germany was formed out of the ashes of Hitler's Third Reich in 1949, responsibility for its defense fell to the Western Allies. As tensions with Stalin's Soviet Union only seemed to be increasing, it was decided that the Bundesrepublik Deutschland should be allowed to arm itself, leading to the formation of the Bundeswehr, a new German defense force, incorporating a new army, a revived Luftwaffe, and a naval service simply referred to as Marine. The new service needed a Jeep, a role that had been largely performed during World War II by the Beetle-based Kübelwagen. DKW's awkward-looking Munga won the competition to serve as light-duty mobility for German troops, beating out upstart sports-car manufacturer Porsche's very interesting Jagdwagen....

Article at: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/porsc ... itary-jeep

Re: Porcshe's Jagdwagen!

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:57 pm
by TechMOGogy
Wow
Rare!

Re: Porcshe's Jagdwagen!

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:23 am
by pinzi
That is a expenssive car...and yes verry verry rare :mrgreen:
Strange but it has the same turnsignal lights as the haflinger :shock: