The 1943 VW 166 Schwimmwagen

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Originally Posted by bob10

Mate of mine had a Suzuki ute up in Darwin,I'm sure it had a tiny engine,[ 2 cylinders? ] floating over sand and mud is an apt description.......

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I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.

And very smokey...

Skidders weigh many tonnes but seemingly go almost anywhere.....

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Those tires[biggrin] are PADDLES from a paddle steamer
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Originally Posted by JDNSW

I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.

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3 cyc
550 two stroke
go any where I reckon
Mine was a soft top, on some tracks the only thing that kept it upright was the top of the roof, if you ddid get bogged you could pick them up, one end at at time. Jack up one back wheel and pull start them with a rope
cheers
blaze

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

I think a 3 cylinder two stroke about 600cc for the early ones.

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That's the one. A real little goer, as long as it was 2 up and not much gear.

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Originally Posted by bblaze

3 cyc
550 two stroke
go any where I reckon
Mine was a soft top, on some tracks the only thing that kept it upright was the top of the roof, if you ddid get bogged you could pick them up, one end at at time. Jack up one back wheel and pull start them with a rope
cheers
blaze

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And they rapidly lost weight with age, due to rust. A good friend of mine had one.

DL

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

And they rapidly lost weight with age, due to rust. A good friend of mine had one.

DL

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yeh, mine had plenty of rust, also had 15 303 bullet holes. It broke down on previous owner about 300m from his house so when he got home he got the rifle out and shot it. There it sat until I brought it
cheers
blaze