Italeri 1/35 Kubelwagen Model Kit

The Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 82 was the Wehrmacht's ubiquitous light utility vehicle, Ferdinand Porsche's military adaptation of the Beetle using the same air-cooled flat-four engine and torsion bar suspension. Over 50,000 were built, serving in every theater from the Russian steppe to the Sahara Desert, where its light weight and reliable engine excelled in sand. The name means "bucket car" from its slab-sided, bucket-seat body. This 1/35 Italeri kit captures the simple, functional design with canvas top options and field-gray or Afrika Korps markings.