Rear view of Barry Sadlers 1941 VW amphibian in color Tucson Arizona 1971
by David Lee Guss
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Rear view of Barry Sadlers 1941 VW amphibian in color Tucson Arizona 1971
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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"The VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen (literally Floating/Swimming Car) were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders, used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War. The Type 166 is the most numerous mass-produced amphibious car in history
VW Schwimmwagens were produced by the Volkswagen factory at Fallersleben / Wolfsburg and Porsche's facilities in Stuttgart; with the bodies (or rather hulls) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. 15,584 Type 166 Schwimmwagen cars were produced from 1941 through 1944; 14,276 at Fallersleben and 1,308 by Porsche. Given these numbers, the VW 166 is the most mass-produced amphibious car in history.[citation needed] Only 163 are known by the Schwimmwagen Registry to remain today, and only 13 have survived without restoration work."
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