Amphibious VW ...Dodge needs one!

[John/Horace]

Very cool, first time I have ever seen this.   The Volkswagen Type 166, better known as the Schwimmwagen, shown with its canvas up and engine cover opened. The Schwimmwagen is a really cool amphibious car that was very popular among anyone who got their hands on one during the war. They had a smooth bottom, a boat-shaped body and a propeller at the rear. They were powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled boxer engine. https://militaryhistoria.com/schwimmwagen/

[5rebel9]

YUP they were even more highly "prized" than the Kubelwagen! and far fewer were made of the amphibious type. As a "youngster" cutting my "eye teeth" learning auto mechanics under my fathers tutelage {a factory trained VW technician in '58} , I would assist him with side jobs done at home until he opened his own shop specializing with VW vehicles. I was taught and learned the complete history of the VW line thru him AND my love of world history {particularly WWI thru to present}. 

I don't think the current "bean counters" that rule Dodge now would EVER consider entering into such a "niche" market.

THANKS for sharing with this posting!

[John/Horace]

My first car was a standard super beetle. I had a total of 5 beetles over a number of years, and a vanagon. First full engine rebuild I ever did was on a beetle.  Only two had the gas heater option. 

I had a lot of good times fixing my beetles. Never owned a new one. They were one of the cheaper cars on the road, yet still pretty reliable.