[urq] Audi Truck-

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Yes the Iltis was indeed built by Bombardier (of Ski-Doo snowmobile fame)
for the Canadian Army. We see them once in a while. There is even one
painted orange with flowers that comes to see one of my neighbours each
summer. Cool little 4x4, but was it the real ancestor of the Q7 ? I don't
know yet. The Munga is closer to Audi than the Iltis, in my view.

The 200/5000 Avant is probably the real first AWD people-mover from Audi,
but I used it for the A8 ancestor already, albeit in sedan form. A the Typ
43 hatchback, a 1930's Horch or a even an hypothetical big luxury sedan from
Wanderer could also fill the bill.

Keep'em coming !

Louis-Alain




-----Message d'origine-----


Pantelis,

I presume you're thinking of the Morris Traveler.  I'm fairly familiar 
with them as my mom used to drive one....long before I came along 
though.  They had no relation to the DKW that I know of.  They are from 
the same period of time and do share some styling cues though.

The Iltis was a military vehicle that got its start with the Munga so it 
would be the younger of the two.  Louis-Alain is probably more familiar 
with them than most of us as the Canadian military used them for many 
years after the Germans stopped.  Production (and, I believe naming) 
moved from Volkswagen to Bombardier. 

~Mark



Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
> Mark Hi,
>
> The "woody" wagon looks extremely similar to a vehicle that was made in
the
> UK at around the same time.
> We all know that the German automobile heavy industry was kickstarted
> adopting a few things from the British right after the war.  So is there
any
> chance that this "woody" is the same as the UK one but made in Germany?
(I
> think it was a Morris)
>
> But I think it is a two wheel drive.
>
> On the other hand the iltis is a four wheel drive but it is an open top
> (even with a fabric hood/roof) and only carried four persons......
>
> Take care
> Pantelis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On
> Behalf Of Mark J. Besso
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:05 AM
> To: Louis-Alain Richard
> Cc: urq at audifans.com; 'Audilist'
> Subject: Re: Audi Truck-
>
>
> Audi's own DKW van in display at Museum Mobile: 
> http://5000tq.com/audifanspics/Ingolstadt/DSCN3031
>
> What about the DKW Meisterklasse "woody" wagon: 
>
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/DKW_F89_Universal_Meister
> klasse_Heck_1951.jpg 
>
>
> (I hope the links survive the reply)
>
> ~MB
>
>
>
> Louis-Alain Richard wrote:
>   
>> LOL !
>>
>> The DKW Van is amusing ? No, better, hilarious ! I even find it a 
>> similarity with the Q7, that inflated fish look...
>>
>> For now, it's my favourite shape-wise. The Q7 is a people mover before 
>> beign a 4x4 SUV, no ?
>>
>> Louis-Alain
>>
>>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>
>> This is pretty amusing-
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_van
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_Munga
>> http://cgi.ebay.de/DKW-Auto-Union-F91-4-Munga-Bj-1967_W0QQitemZ2803481
>> 86770Q
>>
>>     
>
QcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobile?hash=item41460dd892&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkpa
>   
>
rms=72%3A1229%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7
>   
>> C294%3A50
>> Take it home!