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jmf337
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 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:07 am Post subject: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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I bought this car off Ian Strack, some of you may know him, if not, you should! Awesome guy and very knowledgeable. It was a sight unseen eBay purchase but overall I'm very happy with the deal. The Car is quite complete, some parts have been pulled from other cars but they all seem to have come from other Military things (except the top). This was one of the 50 cars Ian's boss imported from Germany in the mid-late 90's and I'm in the process of getting a birth certificate now. I have taken a lot of pictures of the Military specific stuff. The Engine has me boggled, German car with a "made in Mexico" case  . It has the bash guard under the pully section, and the H1 code matches up to the era. It also has a weird logo with arrows circling around the VW emblem. Any help on this topic would be great.
Now on to the pics.
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ente_kaefer
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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Very, very nice vehicle ! I remember when these were imported, however, my four car garage that I had at the time was full, with a 1968 Bug, 1974 Super, and a 1985 Citroen 2CV6.
If your time permits, could you post pictures with the dimensions of the two decals on the windshield ? If I could get them reproduced, they would look great on my car. |
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| ente_kaefer wrote: |
| If your time permits, could you post pictures with the dimensions of the two decals on the windshield ? If I could get them reproduced, they would look great on my car. |
Thank you ente_kaefer! I absolutely will! And I would be willing to purchase some stickers from you once you get them made. My windshield is cracked and I'm very upset I will be loosing my logoed glass and those stickers.
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williamM
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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 That is one cool car- I bought the civy model 74 and it is so generic compared to that one- did they run 12vts there? my jeep was some odd volts and didn't keep it long as the starter was like $400.
Hope you keep posting- That "H" block is an exchange motor that was a blank and restamped by the dealer to match what ever it was replacing.
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| did they run 12vts there?. |
Yes, I believe its 12v. On the fan shroud, you can slightly see a 12v marking above the generator.
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| Hope you keep posting- That "H" block is an exchange motor that was a blank and restamped by the dealer to match what ever it was replacing. |
Is that what the arrows mean around the emblem? I also have that logo on the transmission.
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Arkansauced
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| I was following that Thing on eBay. Seemed like a good deal at that price! Have you got it running yet? |
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| Have you got it running yet? |
Sadly no, theres a few things I need to hunt down first. I'm also quite busy with a 2 year old. 
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Arkansauced
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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Sadly no, theres a few things I need to hunt down first. I'm also quite busy with a 2 year old. [/quote]
I can understand that, my hobby takes a backseat too:
2.5 yr old
15 month old
Next one due 7/19
I have to negotiate for time in the garage. |
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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Daang, you have been busy!  |
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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Can't see the pics....  |
I dont know what the heck is going on, sometimes they are there, other times they arent. |
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jmf337
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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Looks like photobucket is down for maintenance....  |
Yep, I just tried logging in and got redirected to an adorable kitty!
I can see all the pics right now tho. |
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HUGO bOSS
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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What a great car! Cgs!
Looks like one 181 with the camuflage paint that the NATO ordered in the 80's...
At front, in the luggage area, do you have also the grey sticker with the NATO reference for the car?
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jmf337
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:41 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| HUGO bOSS wrote: |
| Looks like one 181 with the camuflage paint that the NATO ordered in the 80's... |
The Paint job is quite rough, looks brushed on. It quite possibly could have been done in the 80's to match others in the fleet.
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| At front, in the luggage area, do you have also the grey sticker with the NATO reference for the car? |
Are you referring to this plate under my Vin?
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HUGO bOSS
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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About the paint, they were simple hand painted with the camuflage scheme. I found somewere on the net a design with the numbers of the coulors and the "look" that the cars must have. Even the hood was painted.
About the sticker, shoul be grey... with more numbers, like all NATO parts have...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number
The stock numbers of the military 181s, that I now that are in they manuals, are two... one for normal personal transport, and other for military police.
Will look at home, at might, for that information.
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jmf337
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| Thats a nice one!!! Is that what my distributor should look like? |
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HUGO bOSS
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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| Thats a nice one!!! Is that what my distributor should look like? |
Yes.
About this car for sale, it have some wrong parts, like the steering wheel...
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HUGO bOSS
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Newly Aquired - 1971 Military Thing |
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About the NATO sticker...
This are photos from a 181 of a friend:
This reference is for the "personal" one, not the Military Police. The last digits are diferent.
He also have the small plate, that I read somewere that is some kind of code from the fabric date...
Mine have arrived to me to much "civilized"... dont have none of them... 
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