280080 - Schwimmwagen Type 166 city under the Military Assistance Command

under the Military Assistance Command

13 cab) these vehicles were known as the “Chev Blitz” or the “Ford Blitz”

Twenty-three of these were series-produced

and a simplified glacis angled at 47 degrees

was issued to Fallschirmjäger units and other lightly equipped troops

280080 - Schwimmwagen Type 166 city under the Military Assistance CommandSchwimmwagen Type 166 Amphibious 4WD Car The VW Schwimmwagen Type 166 (Swimming Car) was used extensively by German ground forces during WW2. It was one of the most numerous mass produced amphibious four wheel drive off roaders in history. The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen was a mix of the VW Type 86 four wheel drive model with elements of the VW Type 87 command car. This used the air cooled flat four boxer and a manual transmission with four speeds. It had