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Original WW2 Era photo showing a bunch of German Soldiers hanging out, working on a Volkswagen.

Discussion in 'Photographs and Documents' started by Heartfeltzero, Sep 14, 2022.

  1. Heartfeltzero

    Heartfeltzero Active Member

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Isn't the VW a rear-engine vehicle?
     
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    Yeah I wasn’t aware. Someone has since told me that it’s most likely a Opel Kadett
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Looks like a road crew along the US Interstates. Two guys trying to look busy and thirty guys standing around watching.

    Wonder if it's this !




    ICM 1/35 Kapitan Saloon WWII German Staff Car | 35475

    "Opel pre-WWII design 4-door sedan adapted to military service. Kit features fully rendered straight-6 engine and driveline, well detailed multipart frame, separate suspension and exhaust elements, injection-molded wheel/tire assemblies, excellent passenger interior with upholstery texture bench seats, individual door panels with separate inner doors, delicate louvered grille, separately molded hood and trunk lid, filigree interior and exterior fittings plus injection-molded window glazings. Decals and painting guide for 4 vehicles: overall black in Germany, 1940; overall white in Russia, winter 1942; overall panzer dark yellow, Russia, summer 1943 and dappled panzer olive over dark yellow in Italy, summer 1943 - includes registration plates, badges and dash gauges. Paint colors needed: Flat Black, Gloss Black, Panzer Olivgrun, Light Ghost Gray, Panzer Dunkelgeb, Leather, Steel, Chrome Silver, Rust, Semi-Gloss Red, Light Ivory, Black Chrome Trim,
    and Flat White."
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    The fenders are a good match for the Opel, ja.
     
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    I'm reminded of the fellow having lunch in a roadside diner. He sees two workmen approaching along the road, with shovels. The first man is digging holes which the second man immediately fills in. When they get to the diner, they also come in for lunch, and he asks them what they're doing.

    "We're a highway department tree-planting crew" explains the first worker. "I dig the holes, Bill puts a sapling in them, then Joe here fills them in. Bill's out sick today, but that doesn't mean Joe and I can't work!"
     
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