Why Didn't The Allies Back Hitler.

[Tolls]

I guess those which weren't delivered to the buyers became Kubelwagen for the Wehrmacht...

Yep, and schwimwagens I believe...both used the same basic structure of the Beetle.

 

[Craig B]

Here's one fitted to a car

http://krisdedecker.typepad.com/.a/6a00e0099229e888330120a7d22e6a970b-pi

That contraption proves my point beyond dispute: makes more sense for it to be towed behind a bus.

 

[Craig B]

Yep, and schwimwagens I believe...both used the same basic structure of the Beetle.

Here's a wood-fuelled Kubelwagen parked beside its civilian Beetle equivalent, c1942.

 

[ddt]

That contraption proves my point beyond dispute: makes more sense for it to be towed behind a bus.

The iconic picture I learned was of cars with a big "balloon" on the roof, like in the second photo on this page. The generator was mounted also in that contraption?

ETA: I think it likely used bottles of town gas (coal gas). That's what the Dutch wiki page suggests.

Of course, you could also convert your car to biofuel, like that 1hp Amsterdam taxi in the first photo.

 

[Craig B]

The iconic picture I learned was of cars with a big "balloon" on the roof, like in the second photo on this page. The generator was mounted also in that contraption?

ETA: I think it likely used bottles of town gas (coal gas). That's what the Dutch wiki page suggests.

Of course, you could also convert your car to biofuel, like that 1hp Amsterdam taxi in the first photo.

This worked better on buses too. The gas was obtained from kerbside filling stations (ETA. Like this) connected to the town coal gas supply, not generated on the vehicle.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Corporal Jonsed Van was converted with a gas bag in an episode of Dads Army.
It became a plot point when it sprung a leak.
It reverted to normal in the next episode.