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27 16 July, 11:12
Brian Eberle AuthorBen M, the quick answer is IDK. This single photo is the only reference I found on the internet. The tracks, pads and roadwheels look like kettenkrad tracks, but they are too short. It is my belief, the builder removed some roadwheels and shortened the track. Why? IDK that either. As you mentioned, the frame of the Kettenkrad itself was too narrow to mate to the VW front, so the builder appears to have created a new frame and attached the shortened Kettenkrad suspension to the new frame (and the new frame to the VW). At least that is how I rationalized it, and built mine. Except I used the full length of of the Kettenkrad. If your going to build a cargo bed, make it a long one. Cheers
2 25 July, 23:42
Ben MI agree yours is more useful. I wonder how they mated the tracks to the transmission. I used to do s lot of work on air cooled vws.
26 July, 03:59
Monahey Brian and Ben maybe the tracks and road wheels came from a Borgward iv heavy demo charge vehicle ..or some like that ?
27 July, 00:06
Brian Eberle AuthorMona, it could be, except the Bogward roadwheels are not interwoven or overlapping like the kettenkrad and the original photo. Plus the teack pads are pronounced (tall) on the source photo and on the kettenrad. We may never truly know.
1 27 July, 00:50