Yeah I've never seen that either! I figured it was an oddball enough that it would merit a post here. I can't find other photos of that same car anywhere else. Here's a similar one:
Here's a VW T2 during NATO exercise Highway '84 where they closed a section of Autobahn A29 for 48 hours. The rest of the pics and two videos are just for the aviation awesomeness.
Yeah, I wouldn't be that surprised if the A10 pilot flew that thing under the overpass! :laugh: (OK, I'd actually be stunned, but if any military flier were to do it, it'd be in an A10!)
I honestly don't know nearly the amount of VW facts that you do but I appreciate the cool vintage photos of them. I am wondering if the modification for that Follow Me car is an aftermarket item or was it a factory option? It looks like a really clean modification so I'm wondering if VW themselves made these as special cars? Or do you think that there was a custom coachbuilder that maybe just did the bodies? I don't know but I'd like to find out. Compared to regular airport runabouts these VWs look to be purpose made for the job of being a Follow Me car.
I doubt it was VW who did that. There were quite a few coachbuilders who built cars such as the emergency services Päpler-Hebmüller Feuerwagen and 4-door Beetle taxi, so I'd think it was something like that. German coachbuilders were pretty exacting.
Here's a taxi to give you an idea as to how well finished some of those kinds of things were:
The rear doors were made from Transporter side doors, the front doors were shortened and the wheelbase was extended the appropriate amount. They're (obviously) very well crafted. :thumbup:
And a much more basic emergency vehicle.
canvas door version:
metal door version:
Hey, it was just after the war and municipalities probably had very little money!
Our first outing with the Michigan Region of the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club was a trip to the Yankee Air Museum. The museum housed a great selection of aircraft in various stages of disrepair, but the worst was the huge hanger it was in. I made mention to the director what a fire trap the place was, and he shrugged it of as, "It's always been that way". Sure enough, tragedy struck and all that history was lost.
The director of the facility suggested we park next to the planes for pictures. What period was the plane from?
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