This Volkswagen 181 from 1971 originally served with the German armed forces and eventually turned up in the UK, where it was recently on display at the Practical Classics resto show. Like the recently featured Mini Moke, it was an attempt to produce a light military utility vehicle using components from a cheap mainstream road car, in this case the Beetle.

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@davidwilkins I've been thinking about these a lot lately. I was thinking about getting another Samurai for back roads gravel trail duty but maybe I'll try something different this time. Or an Iltis, but like these better just for looks. And mildly lifted/built they look great.