Tamiya 35238 Kubelwagen Type82 Model Kit

Description: In February of 1936, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed a civilian car for use on the German highway. Surprisingly, almostest none of these cars were made to private citizens. The Wehrmacht began secretly appropriating these vehicles for military use. In January 1938, the Wehrmacht Dr. Porsche presents the specialities for a military version. That November, the prototype was complete and designed the car. K1 (VW crank trolley). The type 82 bucket trolley is equipped with a light, monochrome body on a torsion bar with an independent suspension. The Powerplant consists of an air-cooled four-cylinder cylinder, 985 cc, with an output of 23.5 HP. It is tremendous performance LED to its wide use a communications vehicle by wehrmacht units. Because of its reliability and ease of repair, and since its engine did not require a coolant, the bucket trolley is particularly effective in North Africa. After selecting the different divisions in North Africa for a vehicle suitable for the desert, Continental Balloon has been advertising equipment since 1942. Two types of balloon strips, one grooved and an ungrooved version are used. Because the pulls were wider than normal pulling exercises to have to pull the height of a spare, which is attached to the hood of the car. Some of the balloon tire equipped Type 82 were even used in Italy after the fighting in North Africa stopped in May of 1943. Includes variations, about 51,000 type 82 bucket trolley were from the End-of the war.