The Bombardier Iltis

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@nickboylen6873
@nickboylen6873 Жыл бұрын
The white one could be used to block the culvert that flooded your workshop!
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Many a true word said in jest...
@davelock3166
@davelock3166 Жыл бұрын
A good one may be a museum piece for interest, maybe - but that's it!
@Pinzpilot101
@Pinzpilot101 Жыл бұрын
Big following in UK and Europe....very popular to some people.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
It's for sale! See next video!
@trollforge
@trollforge Жыл бұрын
My buddy has 2 of them just got the 1 road safety inspected last year. At least his came with the steel doors, and the proper framed & fitted insulated canvas roof... About an hour west of Montreal.
@jakubstrumillo
@jakubstrumillo Жыл бұрын
Volkswagen Iltis are hart to rebuild even in Poland :P Its bassicly first Audi Quattro.
@carltonr3417
@carltonr3417 Жыл бұрын
They look like cool summer vehicles like the Mini Moke! I can certainly see the appeal of a fun little runabout but (unfortunately) also see the amount of work. Probably not too bad for an experienced DIY'er to patch up one out of the two and use for the summer.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Very true!
@jameskerr5756
@jameskerr5756 Жыл бұрын
My mate Fred Flintstone has just said if you throw in a couple of stone rollers, he'll take the white one off your hands.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Lol!
@daveh329
@daveh329 Жыл бұрын
I joined the reserves in 82 and with some time out and back in served for 30 years. Most of us hated these vehicles for many reasons like driving them 90k on the highway ,canvas tops and doors with windows that would start out transparent and turn opaque over time, inadequate heaters and of course a single barreled carb. which gave you an awesome 0 to 60 time of I think several minutes if you could get it to 60 because you weren't able or allowed to drive that fast. I recollect 97km an hr downhill in one but I'm probably being optimistic. . My favorite experience was returning from a 2 week exercise and being voluntold I had to drive one 400km home to my unit. The electrical system failed and filled the floor of the back seat with battery acid when the batteries boiled over. I enjoyed the tow truck drive. Built originally by VW and eventually under licence by Bombardier. The mechanics didn't think much of them but they were reasonably reliable. (I hope a Greasy Paw or two can chime in with their opinion.) One good thing is they had a stonking good ist gear. Got you out when you engaged it and pulled on the locker. They rusted out terribly and were not ballistically safe. There was no armour protection and this was evident with casualties early in the Afghan campaign. I never understood why the Cdn Military adopted a gasoline powered vehicle when the doctrine for one fuel type on the battlefield made more sense. Never accuse a procurement person working for DND of making a sensible decision. Even when they tried they were hamstrung by their bosses who often overruled them. Politics ? There seems to be a lot of it around these vehicles and the other contract Bombardier had for the MLVW ("Medium Logistics Vehicle, Wheeled en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Support_Vehicle_System). I don't remember them fondly and if they all turned to dust today I would not miss them. I drove them long distances and you have to be young and fit to endure these things for any length of time. Get rid of these ASAP and do not volunteer to repair one for your own sanity.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@davidbuck5864
@davidbuck5864 Жыл бұрын
I was in 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (Army of the West) in the early 80s and had an M38 as my personal vehicle. I remember turning in the M38 for a brand new Iltis. I think that was almost the first new vehicle I ever saw. The only other new vehicles I can recall were when we handed in the 3/4 ton M37s for the Dodge Power Wagons in the 1970s. They were a lot more comfortable, having automotive style seats and decent heaters, but off road could not compare to the M37s. I liked the Iltis because it was a lot faster on long road moves (my experience obviously differs from daveh329) than the M38s, and it had a heater, which no M38 I ever drove did. Off-road performance was not bad either. If I could get a good one today, I would happily give it a home, though I would actually prefer an M38.
@philiprufus4427
@philiprufus4427 Жыл бұрын
The Krauts always had heaters ! I remember our guys wearing German Army sleeping bags with arms in them in our Bedfords and Rovers no heaters of course or not worth a flying f - - - if it had one,which was unusual,someone in procurement made a mistake !@@davidbuck5864
@WizzardPrang
@WizzardPrang Жыл бұрын
Never seen one of those before. My first thought was that someone looked at the Kübelwagen and said, "I can do worse than that".
@philiprufus4427
@philiprufus4427 Жыл бұрын
You should have seen what came before it, The Munga,it was a three cylinder two stroke. Having said that,it was well built,superior in build to The Iltis and a beast off road. The main problem was keeping the 'zweitakter,'(engine,it had three contact breakers and was on the front of the crank) in tune. There are company's in Germany who supply parts for both,, Kemper,and one in Flensburg on the Baltic. The guy I used to get parts from Achim Maas was in Achen and has disappeared. I had two German pals in Scotland back in the 1980s who had both been Bundeswehr. One of them Udo,reckoned the engine was a Passat.His mate Jurgen had one. Always wondered how The Canucks ended up with em. When I was in Germany we used to take shots of their M38s They liked our Half Ton Rovers. The Krauts had DKW Mungas. Flew across the ranges,you would expect that with a German driving. Full Power, - Nutters !
@DTS1838
@DTS1838 Жыл бұрын
New scrap heap challenge 😂
@bigm383
@bigm383 Жыл бұрын
Looks a bit like a Styr-Puch Haflinger from Austria. They originally had a little air cooled VTwin engine in the rear. There are a few in Australia, along with the big brother, the Pinzgauer!
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@berndeikers8924
@berndeikers8924 Жыл бұрын
it comes from the ww2 kuebelwagen and dkw mungo ...
@WellRoundedWoodsman
@WellRoundedWoodsman Жыл бұрын
Funniest part about the Iltis is that with a few modifications, a Land Rover 88" roof fits them beautifully.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@vic6820
@vic6820 Жыл бұрын
I think Bombardier built the fire fighting planes.
@thecolliman7674
@thecolliman7674 Жыл бұрын
Maybe Freddie Flintstone would take the first one off his hands 😂
@Colinpark
@Colinpark Жыл бұрын
They were nice when we first got them and that point all the canvas fit much better than our old M38's Jeep. They were nippy little trucks, but the Germans were getting rid of theirs and replaced them with G-wagons. Which is what we should have done. There are collectors who would take the better one.
@jamescaron6465
@jamescaron6465 Жыл бұрын
I remember the bombardier dash 7 and dash 8’s. Not fondly mind you but I remember them.
@SiCrewe
@SiCrewe Жыл бұрын
Wait, so does this mean the running-gear could be bolted into a Mk2 Golf to create a miniature 4x4?
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Maybe...
@davekeehn8388
@davekeehn8388 Жыл бұрын
Remember that they’re over 35 years old and were used by the army. They are very hard to get stuck though.
@harveysmith100
@harveysmith100 Жыл бұрын
Take any serviceable parts off of the white one and crush what is left. Keep those parts in the back of the green one and then crush the green one.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Lol! You know that is going to happen...
@eamonnleonard9162
@eamonnleonard9162 Жыл бұрын
Bombardiar built buses in Ireland back in the eighty's, they were a mechanical disaster.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
They should have stuck to Skidoos!
@eamonnleonard9162
@eamonnleonard9162 Жыл бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations funny you should that, at their launch in 1981 the then minister for transport was at the manufacturing plant in county Clare to greet the first one of the assembly line. The launch was a bit of an anticlimax, because amid all the fanfare the bus would not start,and had to be pushed out of the factory with a tractor. If memory serves me right I think they had a two stroke Detroit diesel engine. Anyway there is a useless piece of information for you. All the best from Perth WA.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Bombardier is a company in Canada that is too big to fail (heard that before?) Which is why I said corporate welfare - the government (taxpayers) always bail them out
@eamonnleonard9162
@eamonnleonard9162 Жыл бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations Yes the folks at the top end of town are masters at taking from the masses.
@harveysmith100
@harveysmith100 Жыл бұрын
No idea why the Canadian army ditched these and replaced them with the super robust G Wagen.
@brianyoung9014
@brianyoung9014 Жыл бұрын
in Germany the could be ordered with Eberspacher gas heaters.
@thomasgibbs4655
@thomasgibbs4655 Жыл бұрын
They look like something I drew in infant school good luck fixing them up Mike sounds like you’re going to save yourself the time and hassle I’ll bring you my landy to sort out instead 😅
@terryatkinson899
@terryatkinson899 Жыл бұрын
If Mike says it's a skip and the owner doesn't listen 🙄 He might just as well set fire to his wallet 😅 First rule of a donor car is make sure it has something to donate 🤔
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
True!
@BittnerBuddenbrock
@BittnerBuddenbrock Жыл бұрын
Iltis - I was under the impression that this was an other Volkswagen (VW) vehicle just like the 181 which was a modern version of the Kübelwagen (both had only 2WD)! There should be at least one group of enthusiasts in Germany!?
@Badfinger7761
@Badfinger7761 Жыл бұрын
They look like they couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding 😅
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
lol!
@johnnyknap
@johnnyknap Жыл бұрын
Did I get the impression you’re not over keen on the Iltis Mike?
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Not my favourite...
@thechod
@thechod Жыл бұрын
Hopefully the 4wd running gear and engine are salvageable from the other one
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Rear diff and shafts missing on the white one! Not a good start!
@thechod
@thechod Жыл бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations wow try finding those!
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Chickens teeth!
@johnanchovie2b
@johnanchovie2b Жыл бұрын
The French, Belgian and German military used them for quite a few years. Used to run into them all the time when I worked with the Forces. I would take a Land Rover any day over these things, though I do see the appeal.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Seems to me as an' OK it will do but...' vehicle Land Rovers had little protection, but canvas.... Are we in the Boy Scouts?...
@berndeikers8924
@berndeikers8924 Жыл бұрын
dont underestimate them. 4 stock iltis came under the first 10 in the 1980 dakar rallye
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
From a parachute?
@grahameroberts8109
@grahameroberts8109 Жыл бұрын
One word: FOLLY! 😱🙈🙏😂
@mk109siii9
@mk109siii9 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading at the time that the Iltis beat the G-Wagen for the German army contract
@philiprufus4427
@philiprufus4427 Жыл бұрын
Not surprisinng,ever run a Merc ? Parts make VW's look cheap.
@dariuszrad4559
@dariuszrad4559 Жыл бұрын
To będzie robota
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Koszmar!
@dariuszrad4559
@dariuszrad4559 Жыл бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations dla wspaniałego człowieka i fachowca to bułka z masłem
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Uruchomiłem to!
@dariuszrad4559
@dariuszrad4559 Жыл бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations gratulacje
@beekeeperkev
@beekeeperkev Жыл бұрын
Looks about as good as the Austin Gypsy was to supposedly compete against the Series Land Rover, they fell apart with rot like those things
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Yeap!
@greebo7857
@greebo7857 Жыл бұрын
Looks a lot like a Steyr Puch Haflinger, only worse. Bombardier build trams and trains here in Melbourne.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
They build a lot of stuff with subsidies...
@philhealey4443
@philhealey4443 Жыл бұрын
Look about as sensible as my decrepit double Austin Champs debacle, minus the Rolls Royce motors and impressive wading depth.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
It is eye watering what they cost the taxpayer, when there were other alternatives, but hey ho - it's Canada!
@davidbuck5864
@davidbuck5864 Жыл бұрын
I actually liked them. They were so much faster than the M38s. Pity that they rusted at the drop of a hat. Iltis means weasel. They were in service in the West German army. Actually, when new they weren't too bad, but poor build quality hampered their usefulness. Should have just bought German made ones.
@philiprufus4427
@philiprufus4427 Жыл бұрын
Polecat !
@andrewmcfadden9719
@andrewmcfadden9719 Жыл бұрын
They're easy to steal, they have no ignition key!
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
They do have a key apparently - hidden under the dash = but I think they are all the same key…
@daveh329
@daveh329 Жыл бұрын
We used the top of a Bic pen when we didn't have a key.
@gavinralph2910
@gavinralph2910 Жыл бұрын
That VW engine is known as the big block (Basically all 1.5 1.6 1.8 and early 2ltr. Looks to be Late Mk1 Golf and the steering wheel is late 70s aircooled beetle. Looks like they robbed the obsolete parts bin round the back of the vw factory!
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Looks like it!
@lotus7even
@lotus7even Жыл бұрын
Corporate welfare programme made me laugh this morning very true. Lot of work there!
@yorkchris10
@yorkchris10 Жыл бұрын
Couldn't find rounds that small for target practice....
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Lol!
@davidforbes6250
@davidforbes6250 Жыл бұрын
Pity county don't make parts.
@Rderbbux
@Rderbbux Жыл бұрын
1 step down from a golf caddy 1 step up from an invalid carrige.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invacar
@berndeikers8924
@berndeikers8924 Жыл бұрын
very capable cars ... but to restore them ... in this condition in canada first project from the owner no experience in that never ever you have to learn to let it go and walk away
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
No replacement parts, welded body-chassis all rotten - not one bit of rustproofing. $60k vehicle of taxpayer's money and not rustproofed? They could have galvanized these at very little extra expense
@8151noname
@8151noname Жыл бұрын
These are forsale ALL the time. He would be better off buying one that is licensed for the road and use these two for parts?
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
As I said - both are licenced! All you have to do is pay the fee to put them on the road! Crazy!
@agatemaster1998
@agatemaster1998 Жыл бұрын
Like putting lipstick on a pig 🤣
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Now, Now! It is Canadian Marks for effort?
@Pinzpilot101
@Pinzpilot101 Жыл бұрын
Some versions with a Turbo diesel.......even a civilian version............It was preceded by the DKW/Audi Munga...have a look very interesting.....Aye when you were lad and I was a young soldier in West Germany in the 70's there were so many Manga's everywhere....The French then were still running Hotchkiss built Jeeps. You talk about parts??? lot's of the parts are straight off the VW books, Golfs, Passats etc etc.......silly things like clutch cable = Golf, washer bottle Passat mk 1 etc etc. (I'm not even an enthusiast for them....I just like 4x4's). I have no doubt that Can Con (UN Forces in Cyprus used them......now they're they fit in well......top off sunshine...ideal.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Sad thing is, those parts are available in Europe - but not here!
@Pinzpilot101
@Pinzpilot101 Жыл бұрын
The only part of Canada I,ve ever been to was Goose Bay Newfoundland and I never left the Airport.....But I,ve always wondered if you have 'scrappies' like UK? (still have some real ones) with parts for older cars.....and did they not sell any VW front wheel drive cars in Canada....I would have thought the 4x4 Passats and Golfs would have gone down a treat there......When I lived in Harrogate, my neighbour had a 4x4 Golf and it was bloody useful in winter.😂@@BritannicaRestorations
@davidwoods80
@davidwoods80 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of these vehicles. I looked at the title of the video and thought you'd caught some rare bowel disease....
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
That would have been a blessing.... LoL!
@brianyoung9014
@brianyoung9014 Жыл бұрын
They are all Volkswagen and Audi parts.
@alfredsteidle5035
@alfredsteidle5035 Жыл бұрын
The Iltis is a peace of shi...😂, I remeber in Germany when they used a 2 Stroke engine. Nobody wants it. Ado...f lost the war with this scrap
@frankpetry927
@frankpetry927 Жыл бұрын
Blödsinn, das war der Munga. Der Iltis ist ein super Auto
@googlegok9637
@googlegok9637 Жыл бұрын
Walk away! just curious , is it solid axle and diff lock? If you still insist on driving this, make sure to get a check-up on your tetanus vaccination.
@BoyRacerS3
@BoyRacerS3 Жыл бұрын
Tell him the best thing to learn mechanics on is little motorbikes and lawnmowers. Dead simple. Not some Cold War relic from the 80s! 🤦‍♂️😂
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Lol!
@Mat-hh6hj
@Mat-hh6hj Жыл бұрын
VW thing
@garydarrah2686
@garydarrah2686 Жыл бұрын
Typical Canadian procurement. Taking too long to buy something useless at an exorbitant price to the taxpayer. No doubt Bombardier was gifted billions to produce crap just because it is a Quebec company. Canada what a mess.
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Yeap!
@philiprufus4427
@philiprufus4427 Жыл бұрын
You should check out The Brit Austin Champ story,1500 Pounds to the taxpayer in 1951(thats about a hundred grand in todays money,google it ! ) a couple of hundred quid to Joe Public at the end of the sixties early seventies. I bought mine for two hundred and ten quid in May 1972,25000 on the clock and Rolls Desighned Military Engine. You could not look at such technology today for such money. In fact you could not,- forty years ago !
@thelaughingprophet2275
@thelaughingprophet2275 Жыл бұрын
Not sure I can bear to watch…..
@BritannicaRestorations
@BritannicaRestorations Жыл бұрын
Lol!
@jongillman6006
@jongillman6006 Жыл бұрын
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