Well it is neither.  It is probably most closely related to the
Kubelwagen.  It is basically a "Jeep".  I think David Marshall has a
couple of pictures on his web site.

Alan.

On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Bulley wrote:

> Does someone have a picture of an Iltis? Is it a Vanagon/truck body or a rabbit body? Might be interested in one of these...
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Director
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   David Marshall [SMTP:vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG]
> Sent:   Friday, November 19, 1999 3:10 AM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Importing some VW Iltis and Caravelles  - any interest?
>
> Seeing how the cold war is now over NATO is getting rid of a lot of their
> vehicles that have lead really pampered lives.
>
> I have been working with a company to get some Volkswagen Iltis and some
> Caravelles (Vanagons) over to Canada that were former Germany Army vehicles.
>
> Landed price of the Iltis ready to drive away in Vancouver will be aprox
> $13,500 CAD assuming that the tires on it are DOT spec.  Each Iltis are
> 1980 models with a 1.7L gasoline engine (same as Rabbit), 4WD pre-quattro
> drive train, canvas canopy and white, olive drab or cammo paint.  Average
> odometer is 30,000 km and the bodys and tops are in excellent condition
> with no rust as they spent their time mostly in a heater bomb shelter.
> Spare parts are obtainable thru select VW dealers in Canada as the Canadian
> Military uses the Bombaridier Iltis which is essentually a Volkswagen with
> a few refinements such as the wiring and some of dash components.  Most
> parts are either Audi Fox, Beetle and Rabbit (in order of most to least).
>
> Vanagons will vary a lot more in condition and pricing.  They will all be
> pre 86 models as importing a car newer than 15 years old into Canada is a
> *lot* more complicated.  So, this rules out a lot of the "cool" stuff like
> Syncros for a few more years.  Some Double Cabs and lot of 7 Passangers are
> available in both Diesel and gas models.
>
> I am going to be focusing on the Iltis more than the Vanagon for the first
> containers, but this doesn't rule out Vanagons, if you are interested, even
> semi-interested, please p-mail me.
>
>
>
> --   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
> --    78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet   --
> --       87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab      --
> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca --
> -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
>