High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Kubelwagen (short for Kubelsitzwagen, meaning "bucket seat car") was a military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS) Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was озозт prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82 With its rolling chassis and mechanics built at Stadt des KdF-Wagens (Stadt des Kraft durch Freude Wagens, now Wolfsburg) and its body built by US-owned firm Ambi Budd in Berlin, the Kubelwagen was for the Germans what the jeep was for the Allies.  Runaway2010 г Мягкая обложка, 200 стр ISBN 6130371829.