home made schwimmwagen

[m880 unimog]

thanks chris, we now have a new forum for any german stuff folk may have laying around-
this is a friends home made schwimmwagen-used in the 'band of brothers' t.v. series filmed here in hertfordshire.

reggie built this using a 1959 vw beetle as a base.everything is handmade.

the workmanship is second to none,so much so that its hard to tell it apart ,if at all from a 40,s schwimm-there are some detractors of course,one even registered a complaint at the war and peace show,but these creature,s rarely get beyond talking about vehicles,let alone restoring or building one from scratch.will just go n get some pictures-

more power to aged iron and those who keep them rolling!

 

[m880 unimog]

lousy pictures-taken of photos-but a better set can be found here,including build shots,great website for such an unusual vehicle.
http://www.vw166.com/schwimmwagen/restorations/replica_uk_1.htm

i have been very lucky in that i have been out swimming in 2 different 40,s schwimmwagens,and reg,s replica is so close to real it,s almost impossible to spot the difference.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Very cool custom vehicle! Thanks for sharing!

 

[m880 unimog]

he,s also building a life sized ME 109 messerschmidt...in his house!!!

 

[Jim Hunter]

This is really stunning !!! Never seen something like that before...
Congrats to the builder.

Jim

 

[michigandon]

So can this actually swim?

Even if it can't, it's a commendable build just the same.

 

[m880 unimog]

i hope to see reggie the builder next weekend-i will ask him-knowing how he works i would guess so-

 

[l1a1man]

Awesome, On my dream list.

 

[L1A1]

That's outstanding! Thanks for posting. Just one question though, how'd he get around the powered front axle that was on the original. If I'm not mistaken the type 166 (&12 were the only 4X4s that VW ever built.
Matt