Armor/AFV
For discussions on tanks, artillery, jeeps, etc.
For discussions on tanks, artillery, jeeps, etc.
Hosted by Darren Baker, Mario Matijasic
RFM do VW "beetle"
Jmarles
Joined: November 02, 2008
KitMaker: 1,138 posts
Armorama: 953 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 08:49 PM UTC
RFM has announced a typ 82E staff car, as well as a "surprise" item.
SpeedyJ
Joined: September 17, 2013
KitMaker: 1,617 posts
Armorama: 1,150 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 01:39 AM UTC
Don't think they do a"Beetle".
Hope they do this:
Porsche Typ 60 von 1936 – Prototyp V3 des KdF-Wagens. (Rekonstruktion im ZeitHaus der Autostadt Wolfsburg).
Der als Volkswagen im Wortsinne geplante KdF-Wagen – nach damaliger Schreibung auch: KdF.-Wagen – war eines der wichtigsten Projekte der NS-Organisation „Kraft durch Freude“ (KdF). Das Automobil sollte mit 990 Reichsmark für jedermann erschwinglich sein. Als Urheber des VW-Käfer-Vorläufers gilt Ferdinand Porsche. Seine Konstruktion basierte maßgeblich auf Entwürfen des von Hans Ledwinka konstruierten Tatra V 570 sowie des österreichischen Autokonstrukteurs Béla Barényi.
Do some translation if you need.
It became a "Beetle" in the Sixties by the way, after a long fight with american standards about safety on roads with this vehicle.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
Hope they do this:
Porsche Typ 60 von 1936 – Prototyp V3 des KdF-Wagens. (Rekonstruktion im ZeitHaus der Autostadt Wolfsburg).
Der als Volkswagen im Wortsinne geplante KdF-Wagen – nach damaliger Schreibung auch: KdF.-Wagen – war eines der wichtigsten Projekte der NS-Organisation „Kraft durch Freude“ (KdF). Das Automobil sollte mit 990 Reichsmark für jedermann erschwinglich sein. Als Urheber des VW-Käfer-Vorläufers gilt Ferdinand Porsche. Seine Konstruktion basierte maßgeblich auf Entwürfen des von Hans Ledwinka konstruierten Tatra V 570 sowie des österreichischen Autokonstrukteurs Béla Barényi.
Do some translation if you need.
It became a "Beetle" in the Sixties by the way, after a long fight with american standards about safety on roads with this vehicle.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
panamadan
Joined: July 20, 2004
KitMaker: 1,513 posts
Armorama: 1,449 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 02:24 AM UTC
They announced this last fall I believe and nothing has been said since.
Hope it comes out soon.
Some nice walk arounds-
http://www.oldbug.com/1944vw.htm
http://ww2vw.com/galleries/kdf-beetle-type-82e-1943/
Dan
Hope it comes out soon.
Some nice walk arounds-
http://www.oldbug.com/1944vw.htm
http://ww2vw.com/galleries/kdf-beetle-type-82e-1943/
Dan
brekinapez
Joined: July 26, 2013
KitMaker: 2,272 posts
Armorama: 1,860 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 02:45 AM UTC
It became the Beetle earlier than that; it was marketed as the Kafer in Germany before it became popular in the U.S. As far as road safety, that became an issue after Ralph Nader's unscientifically-approached investigative series on automobile safety was published in 1965. VW had been making all the necessary changes to comply with American laws/regulations. What really hurt it were all the environmental requirements imposed by California. The engine compartment was too small to accommodate the required equipment, so they could only go so far with it.
HermannB
Joined: October 14, 2008
KitMaker: 4,099 posts
Armorama: 4,067 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 03:58 AM UTC
FYI Prices of Wehrmacht vehicles.
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php?thread/22533-liste-der-preise-f%C3%BCr-wehrmachtskraftfahrzeuge-und-reichsmark-in-euro/
The price for a KdF Wagen in 1938 was 995 Reichsmark. The annual payment for a factory worker was 1947 Reichsmark.
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php?thread/22533-liste-der-preise-f%C3%BCr-wehrmachtskraftfahrzeuge-und-reichsmark-in-euro/
The price for a KdF Wagen in 1938 was 995 Reichsmark. The annual payment for a factory worker was 1947 Reichsmark.
Jmarles
Joined: November 02, 2008
KitMaker: 1,138 posts
Armorama: 953 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 05:25 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Don't think they do a"Beetle".
Hope they do this:
Porsche Typ 60 von 1936 – Prototyp V3 des KdF-Wagens. (Rekonstruktion im ZeitHaus der Autostadt Wolfsburg).
Der als Volkswagen im Wortsinne geplante KdF-Wagen – nach damaliger Schreibung auch: KdF.-Wagen – war eines der wichtigsten Projekte der NS-Organisation „Kraft durch Freude“ (KdF). Das Automobil sollte mit 990 Reichsmark für jedermann erschwinglich sein. Als Urheber des VW-Käfer-Vorläufers gilt Ferdinand Porsche. Seine Konstruktion basierte maßgeblich auf Entwürfen des von Hans Ledwinka konstruierten Tatra V 570 sowie des österreichischen Autokonstrukteurs Béla Barényi.
Do some translation if you need.
It became a "Beetle" in the Sixties by the way, after a long fight with american standards about safety on roads with this vehicle.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
Yes yes everybody here knows the history of VW and when it started to be called beetle.
Jmarles
Joined: November 02, 2008
KitMaker: 1,138 posts
Armorama: 953 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 05:28 AM UTC
Here's the FB link anyway
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2266411673576800&id=1637153466502627&ref=page_internal
They claim may
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2266411673576800&id=1637153466502627&ref=page_internal
They claim may
Bodeen
#026
Joined: June 08, 2002
KitMaker: 1,744 posts
Armorama: 1,359 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 07:36 AM UTC
Awesome. I'm getting it!
brekinapez
Joined: July 26, 2013
KitMaker: 2,272 posts
Armorama: 1,860 posts
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 08:14 AM UTC
Quoted Text
FYI Prices of Wehrmacht vehicles.
https://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php?thread/22533-liste-der-preise-f%C3%BCr-wehrmachtskraftfahrzeuge-und-reichsmark-in-euro/
The price for a KdF Wagen in 1938 was 995 Reichsmark. The annual payment for a factory worker was 1947 Reichsmark.
Yet none of the civilians on the stamp book program to purchase a Beetle ever received one because war got in the way.
mmeier
Joined: October 22, 2008
KitMaker: 1,280 posts
Armorama: 1,015 posts
Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 10:58 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Yes yes everybody here knows the history of VW and when it started to be called beetle.
Nope, until that point I did not know some of the stuff. So I say Thanks to SpeedyJ
M4A1Sherman
Joined: May 02, 2013
KitMaker: 4,403 posts
Armorama: 4,078 posts
Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 01:24 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextDon't think they do a"Beetle".
Hope they do this:
Porsche Typ 60 von 1936 – Prototyp V3 des KdF-Wagens. (Rekonstruktion im ZeitHaus der Autostadt Wolfsburg).
Der als Volkswagen im Wortsinne geplante KdF-Wagen – nach damaliger Schreibung auch: KdF.-Wagen – war eines der wichtigsten Projekte der NS-Organisation „Kraft durch Freude“ (KdF). Das Automobil sollte mit 990 Reichsmark für jedermann erschwinglich sein. Als Urheber des VW-Käfer-Vorläufers gilt Ferdinand Porsche. Seine Konstruktion basierte maßgeblich auf Entwürfen des von Hans Ledwinka konstruierten Tatra V 570 sowie des österreichischen Autokonstrukteurs Béla Barényi.
Do some translation if you need.
It became a "Beetle" in the Sixties by the way, after a long fight with american standards about safety on roads with this vehicle.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
Yes yes everybody here knows the history of VW and when it started to be called beetle.
There are some that don't...
 |
WEB HOSTING BY
Copyright ©2021 Armorama and Kitmaker Network, a subsidiary of Silver Star Enterprises
All Rights Reserved. Please read our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.
All Rights Reserved. Please read our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.