A 1966 S3 1-ton! I think not!

[V8Nick]

Just doing some web trawling, and came upon this...
https://www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/ ... 966/127955
also here...
https://www.derenglaender.at/

Chassis number is clearly visible in the cab, and comes back as a LHD export 109" 6-pot, but it's gained a lot of extra weight along the way.
Do you reckon a 1-ton got hacked-up to make this?

Nick

[22900013A]

Military chassis or new chassis I think. Been up for sale for a while. They aren't hiding anything, they state it is a replica?

[V8Nick]

I hadn't spotted the description on the second page. Also, I had to resort to Google Translate for the below...

Specifications: 6 cylinder petrol engine with a displacement of 2,625 cc and a power of 90 hp coupled with a manual 4-speed gearbox.

Clone rebuilt from the frame on Swiss Free FWC (forward control) basis (10,000 km) and completed recently.
Harvey frost crane (working), rotating light beam, Bulkhead original unwelded, perfect body chemically stripped down to Birmabright alloy,
technically 1A, clutch new, water pump new, ignition new, new tires and much more.
Vehicle has an Austrian license.
The stated kilometer reading refers to those kilometers which were covered after the restoration.

So, it was a Forward Control that got hacked-up to build this. Too late to cry about it now, I suppose.

[Tomsmd]

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