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	The '''VW Schwimmwagen''' (Porsche Type 128 and Type 166) was an [[amphibious vehicle]] used extensively by the German [[Wehrmacht]] and the [[Waffen-SS]] during the [[Second World War]]. It was mechanically based on the [[Kübelwagen]] (which in turn was based on the civilian Volkswagen, later known as a [[Volkswagen Beetle\|VW Beetle]]), and was produced by the Volkswagen factory at [[Wolfsburg]], with the bodies (or rather hulls) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. [[Erwin Komenda]], [[Ferdinand Porsche]]'s first car body designer, developed the car body construction. Komenda patented his ideas for the swimming car at the ~~[[Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt\|~~German Patent office]]. 15,125 Schwimmwagen cars were produced during the Second World War, out of which about 125 remain today.		The '''VW Schwimmwagen''' (Porsche Type 128 and Type 166) was an [[amphibious vehicle]] used extensively by the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. It was mechanically based on the [[Kübelwagen]] (which in turn was based on the civilian Volkswagen, later known as a [[Volkswagen Beetle\|VW Beetle]]), and was produced by the Volkswagen factory at Wolfsburg, with the bodies (or rather hulls) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. [[Erwin Komenda]], [[Ferdinand Porsche]]'s first car body designer, developed the car body construction. Komenda patented his ideas for the swimming car at the German Patent office. 15,125 Schwimmwagen cars were produced during the Second World War, out of which about 125 remain today.
	All Schwimmwagen were [[four wheel drive]] only on first and reverse gears with some models and ZF self lock diff on all models (even the earlier Type 128, based on the full-length Kübelwagen chassis (2.4 m (7.9 ft) [[wheelbase]]). The large-scale production models (Type 166) had a wheel-base of only 2.0 m (6.6 ft).		All Schwimmwagen were [[four wheel drive]] only on first and reverse gears with some models and ZF self lock diff on all models (even the earlier Type 128, based on the full-length Kübelwagen chassis (2.4 m (7.9 ft) wheelbase). The large-scale production models (Type 166) had a wheel-base of only 2.0 m (6.6 ft).

	Schwimmwagen is German for "Swim Wagon"/"Swim Car".		Schwimmwagen is German for "Swim Wagon"/"Swim Car".

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	~~[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_1.jpg\|thumb\|VW Schwimmwagen]]~~
	~~[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_2.jpg\|thumb\|Interior]]~~
	~~[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_3.jpg\|thumb\|Propeller]]~~
	{{commonscat\|Volkswagen Schwimmwagen}}		{{commonscat\|Volkswagen Schwimmwagen}}
	* [http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/schwimmwagen/index.html U.S. Intelligence report on German Schwimmwagen]		* [http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/schwimmwagen/index.html U.S. Intelligence report on German Schwimmwagen]

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The '''VW Schwimmwagen''' (Porsche Type 128 and Type 166) was an [[amphibious vehicle]] used extensively by the German [[Wehrmacht]] and the [[Waffen-SS]] during the [[Second World War]]. It was mechanically based on the [[Kübelwagen]] (which in turn was based on the civilian Volkswagen, later known as a [[Volkswagen Beetle|VW Beetle]]), and was produced by the Volkswagen factory at [[Wolfsburg]], with the bodies (or rather hulls) produced by Ambi Budd in Berlin. [[Erwin Komenda]], [[Ferdinand Porsche]]'s first car body designer, developed the car body construction. Komenda patented his ideas for the swimming car at the [[Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt|German Patent office]]. 15,125 Schwimmwagen cars were produced during the Second World War, out of which about 125 remain today.
All Schwimmwagen were [[four wheel drive]] only on first and reverse gears with some models and ZF self lock diff on all models (even the earlier Type 128, based on the full-length Kübelwagen chassis (2.4 m (7.9 ft) [[wheelbase]]). The large-scale production models (Type 166) had a wheel-base of only 2.0 m (6.6 ft).

Schwimmwagen is German for "Swim Wagon"/"Swim Car".

== External links ==
[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_1.jpg|thumb|VW Schwimmwagen]]
[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_2.jpg|thumb|Interior]]
[[Image:VW_Schwimmwagen_3.jpg|thumb|Propeller]]
{{commonscat|Volkswagen Schwimmwagen}}
* [http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/schwimmwagen/index.html U.S. Intelligence report on German Schwimmwagen]
* [http://www.vw166.com/index3.htm Schwimmwagen enthusiast site]
* [http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/CanadianWarMuseum/GermanArmor/index_2.htm Schwimmwagen ] Photos of the Schwimmwagen at the Canada War Museum in Ottawa

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