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1956 Porsche 597 Jagdwagen

1956 Porsche 597 Jagdwagen 1956 Porsche 597 Jagdwagen When the German Army was allowed to be re-established, ten years after the end of WWII, the government solicited all of the manufacturers for a proposal for a military, light utility (Jeep type) vehicle. The Type 597 was Porsche's proposal. It featured many pioneering engineering features such as shift on the fly four wheel drive, five forward gears and it was truly amphibious. Unfortunately, all of these things came at a cost and the German government chose to go with the very basic and cheap alternative proposed by DKW, the Munga.

After being turned down by the Germans, Porsche marketed this vehicle to the various NATO countries without success. As a last resort, they badged it as the Jagdwagen (Hunting Car) and tried to market to outdoorsmen and sporting people. Again, the cost of the vehicle was too high and the market too small to bring success. As a result, a total of 71 Type 597's were made, all in prototype stage with no two exactly alike.

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81.10 in.
4 cyl., 90.80 CID., 54.00hp
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4 cyl., 96.54 CID., 59.00hp
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4 cyl., 97.64 CID., 50.00hp

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