Canada is starting to phase out and sell its Iltis 1/4 ton vehicles and the
M101Cdn2 trailers for them. Canadian manuals exist in English (and French of
course). Ours were made by Bombardier in Quebec. As Luc points out, they
also made and sold some to Belgium. Canadian examples were made in 1985-86.
The funniest "puzzle" on some of the Iltis is the UNSTUCKER (I think that is
the name). It bolts to the wheel hub, and acts as a drum winch to "unstick"
the vehicle. This device has confused more than one MV enthusiast.
I am pre-Iltis infantry so I don't know a lot about them. In my day, we used
REAL JEEPS!
:-)
Colin Macgregor Stevens
cmstevens@telus.net
or (as second choice)
seaforth72@hotmail.com
LOST MESSAGES: Due to technical problems, many messages have been lost by
colin@pacdat.net address. My apologies for any inconveniences this may have
caused. Several hundred messages were lost at various times in the Fall of
2001.
MVPA #954 (since 1977)
Editor: "Maple Leaf Up!" newsletter & Webmaster
of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society
(Established 1977) http://www.westerncommand.com
Pitt Meadows (East of Vancouver but not beyond Hope)
British Columbia, CANADA
Owner of:
1944 Willys MB jeep (ex-Norway)
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/colin_stevens'_1944_willys_mb_photos.htm
1942 BSA airborne bicycle
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/bsa_airborne_bicycles_(aka_parabike).htm
1942 Ford GPA amphibious jeep http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/gpa.htm
Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Buettner" <ww2reenactor@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:50 AM
Subject: [MV] VW Iltis Info Wanted
> Hello List-
>
> I have recently thought about purchasing a VW Iltis.
> I was wondering if anybody on this list has first hand
> knowledge of these vehicles. It is hard to find any
> information about them that is in the english
> language. I see that there was a book written about
> them, is this book usefull at all?
> Lastly, does anyone know of anybody that is importing
> them into the US?
> If I remember correctly I saw one in a picture from
> the 2001 MVPA convention.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
> Appleton, WI
>
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