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Subject:Re: relabeled Trooper
From:William Alan Killian
Date:Wed, 15 May 1996 16:50:57 -0400 (EDT)

> The regular VW (Army) Jeep 'Iltis' has a removeable canvas top and 4 canvas
> doors w/ plastic windows. Should be easily distinguishable from the Izuzu
> Trooper. Had to drive the Iltis for a while, they are underpowered (around
> 4000 pounds, < 2.0l in-line 4cl gasoline engine), but fun to play with
> (especially in summer with doors out and top down) .... 

Well this was a hard top with metal (looking) doors.  I really think it 
was a warped kind of guy with vanagon badges or VW had a licensing 
agreement we didn't know about.

bill and diane killian
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