Re: lltis further information - trivial pursuit questions

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi> wrote:

>VW sold the rights for the Iltis to Bombardier of Ski-Doo fame in the mid-
>to late 80's.  The Canadian army used (uses still?) Iltises (Iltie?) built
>outside of the beautiful city of MontrËal, complete with Bombardier logos in
>lieu of the VW logos.  I don't know if the Royal Canadian Armed Forces has
>started disposing of these vehicles, but there should be, at some point, a
>source for the Urquattro enthusiasts...

OK, so I'm behind on reading my q-digests... I'd still like to add a little
to this thread:

The Dutch army used to have hundreds of Iltises, which were sold off when
they were replaced. Last I heard of it was a couple of years ago on TV,
some car show where they looked at them- bargains at between $700 and $1500
for a fully functional Iltis. I was attracted by the weird exterior (I'd
tried to buy a DKW Munga before, for those of you in the know) and the low
price- plus VW quality.
I've seen a couple around here, all still in matt-green paintwork. Ask Eric
Renneisen for his pics of the one we spotted.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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