COBI 2403 Voiture allemande VW Schwimmvagen type 166(200pcs)
Kit of the military amphibious vehicle Volkswagen KdF 166 Schwimmwagen, based on the VW Beetle. The assembled model has a hinged propeller and a solid door to prevent water from entering the vehicle. The package includes a figure of a German Luftwaffe pilot equipped with binoculars and a Mauser 98K automatic rifle. A paddle is attached to the left side of the car. Simply cut out the instructions to get a Cobigames collector's card.
- The car was in the armament of the German army from 1942 until the end of the war?
- A total of 14,265 were produced?
- The car had a hinged propeller at the rear for fast movement on the water?
- The wagon also included paddles and a 3 metre pole for measuring water depth?
- The tubular structure was manufactured in Berlin by the American company Ambi-Budd, which ironically also produced parts for American Jeeps ?
- The vehicle was equipped with a special gear for getting out of the water onto the shore ?
- In the water, the car was steered by turning the front wheels in the same way as on dry land ?
- The Schwimmvagen also proved its worth during the African campaign and E. Rommel requested the delivery of more units, but the army supplied him with a Kübelwagen type instead ?
- The price of one car was 4,200 Reichsmarks, about 17300 € today ?
Technical parameters:
- dimensions length 3,82 m, width 1,48 m, height 1,61 m
- weight 903 kg (empty)
- power unit petrol 4-cylinder VW 1,3l engine with 25 hp
- maximum speed on road 80 km/h, in water 11 km/h
- fuel tank capacity 50 l
- range up to 450 km on the road, consumption when sailing 10l/h
- armament usually 7.92 mm machine gun
- equipment 2x paddle and measuring rod
- crew max. 4 persons