Schwimmwagen DISG Demmin 2007 - part 1 (better quality 16:9)
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Published 2009-08-12
All Comments (21)
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70 years later it still does the job. Nice to see it in stock condition.
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This looks like the best fun day, they should manufacture them again, they would sell like hot cakes.
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Daddy, I want a schwimmwagen, get me a schwimmwagen with a little shovel on the side, and a kettenkrad
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¡¡Qué gran trabajo de mantención para vehiculos que ya tienen cerca de 80 años!!
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Really interesting, but from the looks of it you have to be very careful of avoiding wakes caused by larger craft, as these little duck boats would likely be easily swamped.
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Some fine german engineering.
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El schimmwagen es el jeep más hermoso que he visto.
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Anybody remembering the "Floride Cabrio" I think also made in Germany in the 60th. A street car resembling a Alfa Romeo. It was able to swim via a three blade prop build in in the back.
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When I first saw this, I thought they were making them again. I bet they would sell.
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i love them so much. very simple and reliable. the small 25hp engine is also very much better than a bigger on in my opinion because its easier to fix, more quiet and less weight.
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this might be a stupid question, but are the driving wheels running during swimming or are the decoupled. I am about to build a 1:8 version and was wondering cause in some of the footage i saw online, it seems as the driving wheels are turning too.
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The chance of getting one, for anything like an affordable price here in Australasia is I think remote. But I wonder how possible it might be to hand-make one from the base of an older model VW Beetle ? If someone out there in internet land could get the specs for making the originals, if such a manual existed, and translate it into English. Just like some vintage car enthusiasts hand-form their own guards and replacement body panels etc. I'd love to see a few running around NZ rivers & roads
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@redreaper2020 Sorry, I have no idea. Glad you like them, though!
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That vw is badass German technology was too amazing
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"Hey Rubber Ducky.......Looks like we've got ourselves A CONVOY".
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Future Disney ride and E-ticket fun! Families that Schwimmwagen together stay together! 👏👍💪🙌💘🌷🍻🙋
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Excellent video! I see some using the traditional hand push-rod to engage and retract the screw. I see some doing it without the push-rod. Can that advanced model reverse the screw? Very good video regardless of the answer. It was a remarkable vehicle. Best regards.
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I see the little propeller fan on the back to make it work like a boat, but how did they keep the water out from ruining the engine? and keep driving like a car?How prevalent were these vehicles anyway, I don't see much of them on historic films.Wouldn't it be fun to belong to one of these motor clubs!!!!
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@TheSonofmydad Hi, there is no advanced model. They are all the same (well, except one 128 model), but some have been modified by their present owners. It is a shame, because while "improving" the features of the car, such as the one you describe, they actually lessen the originality of the car at the same time. So in conclusion, there was no automated system to lower the propeller, and there was no reverse gear in the water.
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What a fun little video! I wish could find one to fix up. Know where I could find one for a reasonable price, schwimmer?
