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Post by johan on Nov 13, 2012 23:39:10 GMT 1
Stored unprotected outside since 1987... A bit sad as it probably was in a quite good condition then. Now I have rescued it! Does anyone know a good source for the "waffle" sheet metal for the floor? Attachments:
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Post by kraftstoff on Nov 14, 2012 9:39:40 GMT 1
Very nice! And some parts there too. Please show some more photos, very nice car!  |
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Post by einheitsdiesel on Nov 14, 2012 13:14:14 GMT 1
Nice car ! I know the other typ Mercedes Benz 170VK Kübelwagen for sale, build in 1938! Askingprice 75.000,- Euro
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Post by www on Nov 14, 2012 14:51:58 GMT 1
Nice Mercedes! I hope it will be kept in the country it was found.
Look forward to photoes from restoration process.
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Post by johan on Nov 17, 2012 18:43:45 GMT 1
All the important plates are still there. The Waa mark is stamped on the id-plate. The Mercedes archive kindly provided the order information regarding this car. It was delivered 29 May 1940 to Erdingen. Does anyone know something about Erdingen during the war? The car also has the matching numbers on chassis, engine and body. As the car is Entstört nach gruppe 3 I'm thinking that it might have been a car with field telephone equipment. Some small holes behind the right door might be for the bracket that hold the long wooden sticks seen on those cars. I bought it in Horten-Norway that was a important harbor for the Germans after the bombings of Kiel. Today it is in Sweden together with my other 1941 170VK. Attachments:
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Post by johan on Nov 17, 2012 18:52:43 GMT 1
The car has been outside in the rain and snow for a very long time. The body sides are made of aluminum but the floor is steel. Or at least it was steel from the beginning. Two of the doors are made of steel and one is made out of aluminum. Most of the wood has rotted away and needs to be replaced. A lot of fun work! Attachments:
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Post by oskarzwei on Nov 18, 2012 10:43:38 GMT 1
"waffle" sheet metal for the floor. In Germany there are companies that produce the typical pattern. Wilms Metallmarkt Lochbleche GmbH & Co. KG. Widdersdorfer Str. 215 50825 Köln (Ehrenfeld) Deutschland. E-Mail: mail@wilmsmetall.de. www.wilmsmetall.deI sent original pattern and it was produced again in small amounts. Attachments:
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Post by oskarzwei on Nov 18, 2012 10:45:18 GMT 1
2.Teil Attachments:
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Post by wille on Feb 21, 2013 8:35:56 GMT 1
Hallo Johan,
How is it with your170VK project?
Do you need a drawing for the rear bottom?
Wille
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Post by johan on Jun 15, 2013 20:22:55 GMT 1
Before Attachments:
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Post by johan on Jun 15, 2013 20:24:09 GMT 1
And after... Almost finished. Attachments:
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Post by johan on Jun 15, 2013 20:26:17 GMT 1
Why is the floorboards for the left side narrower than those for the right side? Attachments:
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Post by johan on Jun 15, 2013 20:28:33 GMT 1
Current status on the project. Testing the new floor on the chassis. Attachments:
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