Forces of Valor 82002 German Schwimmwagen Type 166
This is FOV82002 German Schwimmwagen Type 166, Normandy, 1944 from Forces of Valor. German Schwimmwagens used the engine and mechanicals of the VW Type 86 four-wheel drive prototype of the Kübelwagen and the Type 87 four-wheel drive 'Kübel/Beetle' Command Car. The earliest Type 128 prototype was based on the full-length Kübelwagen chassis with a 240 cm (7.9 ft) wheelbase. Pre-production units of the 128, fitted with custom welded bodytubs, demonstrated that this construction was too weak for tough off-roading, had insufficient torsional rigidity, and easily suffered hull-ruptures at the front cross-member, as well as in the wheel-wells. This was acceptable for an amphibious vehicle. The large-scale production models (Type 166) were therefore made smaller, and had a wheel-base of only 200 cm (6.6 ft).
From 1941 through 1944 a total of 15,584 Type 166 Schwimmwagen cars were produced. Given these numbers, the Type 166 is the most mass-produced amphibious car in history. Only 163 are known by the Schwimmwagen Registry to remain today, and only 13 have survived without restoration work. The Forces of Valor replica is of a Type 166 as seen in Normandy in 1944.

• Constructed of both die cast metal and plastic.
• Upper and lower chassis is metal.
• Wheels roll.
• Accurate markings and insignia.
• Comes with driver figure.
• New packaging for 2012 no ties or screws, double blister construction.

Dimensions:

• Length: 5 inches
• Width: 2 inches
• Height: 2 inches
• Weight: 0.33 lbs