1969 Volkswagen Kubelwagen Type 82 in Scottsdale, Arizona

This 1969 Volkswagen Type 82 Kubelwagen re-creation is powered by a new 1776cc EMPI crate engine installed in 2023, featuring an Engle W100 camshaft, German Solex 34PICT-3 carburetor restored by Volksbitz USA, Kuhltek centrifugal-advance steel-base distributor, Bosch 12-volt generator and regulator, and 36hp-style doghouse fan shroud with upgraded oil cooler. It is equipped with new disc brakes on all four corners, new bearings and 205/75/15 road tires, including the spare. This Volkswagen is finished in Afrika Korps Sand with Luftwaffe and Berlin Bear insignia representing the 27th Fighter Wing stationed in North Africa in 1942. Features include a removable roll bar, side curtain slide-in windows, a heavy-duty tow hitch, wooden duck boards, a water can holder, a trafficator and holder, antler brackets, a fake semaphore with mirror mounts, a jerrycan with holder, a shovel and bracket, a spotlight with cover and blackout headlight covers. The Kubel body is stronger and more reliable than the original design, with an all-new chassis, suspension and floor pans. It was built as an homage to the original World War II-era German military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche, with 50,436 units produced from 1940-45.