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Kubelwagen Type 82 Africa-Corps sPzAbt 501 HQ Company, Maintenance Service Unit, Tunisia 1943
General Background
In November 1938 Porsche completed a prototype vehicle based on the Volkswagen designated the Kubelwagen Type 62. Kubelwagen is short for Kübelsitzwagen, (bucket seat car). The Type 62 lacked good cross-country performance so ground clearance was increased and a modified gear ratio. This gave birth to the Type 82 and in 1940 mass production began at the Volkswagen factory. By early 1943 20,000 vehicles were produced with the total reaching 50,435 by the end of WWII. The Kubelwagen was to Germany what the jeep was to the Allies.
Specifications :
| Produced by: | Volkswagen |
| Years of production: | 1940 – 1945 |
| Number produced: | 50,435 |
| Accommodation: | 1 x Driver, up to 3 x passengers |
| Engine: | 1 x Volkswagen Type 1, 4-cylinder 985cc air-cooled generating 24 hp up until 1943. After 1943 1 x Volkswagen 4-cylinder 1131cc gasoline engine generating 25 hp |
| Performance | |
| Speed: | 80.4 km/h (50 mph) |
| Range: | 434 km (270 miles) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 3.77 m (12.3 ft) |
| Width: | 1.6 m (5.25 ft) |
| Height: | 1.65 m (5.41 ft) |
| Weight: | 750 kg (1,653 lb) |