From the CCC: VW Kombi crew cab (and some only slightly related stuff about jerry cans)
We at UMPH aren't entirely sure where this crew-cab Kombi ute - captured by the CCC in suburban outer ACT - fits on the ride height continuum. For example, is it lowered, dropped or slammed? Is there even a difference between these terms?
It doesn't really matter, though; it's a cool looking machine, either way. The rats riding on the roof racks, gargoyle-style and wearing cable-tie seat belts, are a fun touch, too! Very gothic!
Geek Fact: the classic jerry can - as seen in the tray of today's car - was invented for the German army during World War Two and was so good that the allies seized them from captured enemy vehicles whenever they could, before adopting their exact design and manufacturing identical versions themselves. If self-confessed nerd Calum, maker of the attached video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwUkbGHFAhs) is to be believed, jerry cans made a very, very significant contribution to WW2.
It's certainly hard to argue jerry cans weren't a great design, considering that they can still be bought today, unaltered from their original configuration, nearly eighty years since the war ended! The ol' Kombi wasn't such a bad product, either. Seems that Jerry's got a few runs on the board when it comes to making quality stuff (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5302051109899812)!
U M P H
(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)
Photos by the CCC.
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