Craigslist find of the day!

John Sabato · 07-25-2014, 02:24 PM

Sorry... not a Luger... but something special for only $15,000.00 A Pre-WW2 BMW motorcycle...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mcy/4564000531.html

kzullick · 07-25-2014, 02:42 PM

Love it! ��

MikeP · 07-25-2014, 03:34 PM

There can be a lot of work bringing one of these beasts back to life, but I'd seriously consider this one.

I'm currently restoring a HD Panhead with sidecar.

rhuff · 07-25-2014, 04:22 PM

What an old beauty!!

sheepherder · 07-26-2014, 09:59 AM

Bwahahahahaha!!!

It's a Totenkopf motorrad!!!

With SS plates!!!

hansfischer007 · 07-26-2014, 11:43 AM

Back in the early 1960s….I was stationed at Ramstein Air Base……and lived off base for awhile…..my landlady told me that at the end of WW2….her father was in Munich as a Dispatch Rider in a Wehrmacht Unit…..and rode a BMW…..since the War was over……he just rode it home…!!!…took it out in the barn….repainted it….and rode it for over 10 years…….then sold it….

she didn't say for how much…..but I just thought it was an interesting story …….Hans Fischer

alanint · 07-26-2014, 12:26 PM

This probably belongs to a reenactor, who recently painted the unit insignia on it.

You also want to check carefully to make sure this is not a post war Russian build from the production line they took back home with them.

Big Shrek · 07-26-2014, 12:43 PM

Looks like the one from Indiana Jones III...minus the fun gun!

alanint · 07-26-2014, 02:36 PM

Here is a photo of me and some friends with some of our toys! I'm the Major sitting in the Kubel.

sheepherder · 07-26-2014, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

Here is a photo of me and some friends with some of our toys! I'm the Major sitting in the Kubel.

Isn't that a VW Thing??? Or did the Wehrmacht actually put hub caps on Kubelwagens???

saab-bob · 07-26-2014, 06:35 PM

Check out this website,if you want to ride around in style.
The modern Russian copy of a old German BMW motorcycle.
They have a dealer near me. I kinda like them!

http://www.imz-ural.com/

So many toys,so little money!

Bob

Curss · 07-26-2014, 06:51 PM

I love those Kubelwagens! The MG42 on the back would be a nice addition for the shop....

sheepherder · 07-27-2014, 03:37 PM

Having a sidecar adds a whole new perspective to this collectible. Some had a driven third wheel; the sidecar wheel was connected to the rear axle of the cycle (or had a full width rear differential). I can't tell if this is one of those, but that would definitely be cool!

I hope John buys it...I want a ride in the chair!!!

Edit: I can see a brake drum on the sidecar wheel...That makes me think the third wheel is driven...

And the VIN plate says '1941', so it's not pre-war...

LugerVern · 07-27-2014, 08:20 PM

Very very nice!
I have an early 1956 R60 that I am restoring. What is interesting is that parts are very much available for the old BMW's even one as old as this.
So! Go for it and enjoy the ride!
Vern

alanint · 07-28-2014, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Isn't that a VW Thing??? Or did the Wehrmacht actually put hub caps on Kubelwagens???

Nope, that's an original Kubelwagen. The originals had a number of different configuration hubcaps, although most got lost eventually or tasked to other uses, (heating water, etc. ?).

Here are photos of a number of originals. I've spotted at least four different configurations of hubcap.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=5

BTW, the still I posted was from the set of "USS Sea Viper" a movie released about two years ago that went straight to video.

You can see me handing the U-boat commander his orders in this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIZPzR28uI

Patronen · 07-28-2014, 07:17 AM

That movie looks really interesting. I would like to see it. Do you know of any link online where it could be watched?

alanint · 07-28-2014, 07:27 AM

Netflix, maybe? I bought a copy for myself on Amazon.

John Sabato · 07-28-2014, 10:44 AM

The driver of the Kubelwagen looks like Sgt. Shultz from Hogan's Heroes...

alanint · 07-28-2014, 10:50 AM

That's Tim, the vehicle's owner. Come to think of it both the driver and my NCO bodyguard with the MP40 in the front passenger seat are both named Tim and they are both LEOs!

Patronen · 07-28-2014, 09:15 PM

I called down to the last remaining Video rentals around to see if they had it to rent, a long shot I thought. They did me one better and they had the DVD in the $1.99 for sale bin. It's now mine.

07-25-2014, 02:24 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Craigslist find of the day! Sorry... not a Luger... but something special for only $15,000.00 A Pre-WW2 BMW motorcycle... http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mcy/4564000531.html __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-26-2014, 09:59 AM	#5
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	Bwahahahahaha!!! It's a Totenkopf motorrad!!! With SS plates!!! __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

07-26-2014, 11:43 AM	#6
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	BMW Motorcycles Back in the early 1960s….I was stationed at Ramstein Air Base……and lived off base for awhile…..my landlady told me that at the end of WW2….her father was in Munich as a Dispatch Rider in a Wehrmacht Unit…..and rode a BMW…..since the War was over……he just rode it home…!!!…took it out in the barn….repainted it….and rode it for over 10 years…….then sold it…. she didn't say for how much…..but I just thought it was an interesting story …….Hans Fischer

07-26-2014, 12:43 PM	#8
Big Shrek User Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 15 Thanks: 49 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Looks like the one from Indiana Jones III...minus the fun gun! __________________ A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

07-26-2014, 06:35 PM	#11
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Check out this website,if you want to ride around in style. The modern Russian copy of a old German BMW motorcycle. They have a dealer near me. I kinda like them! http://www.imz-ural.com/ So many toys,so little money! Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

07-25-2014, 02:42 PM	#2
kzullick Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Berwick, Pennsylvania Posts: 227 Thanks: 609 Thanked 100 Times in 81 Posts	Love it! ��

07-25-2014, 03:34 PM	#3
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	There can be a lot of work bringing one of these beasts back to life, but I'd seriously consider this one. I'm currently restoring a HD Panhead with sidecar.

07-25-2014, 04:22 PM	#4
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	What an old beauty!!

07-26-2014, 12:26 PM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	This probably belongs to a reenactor, who recently painted the unit insignia on it. You also want to check carefully to make sure this is not a post war Russian build from the production line they took back home with them.

07-26-2014, 02:36 PM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Here is a photo of me and some friends with some of our toys! I'm the Major sitting in the Kubel.

07-26-2014, 06:51 PM	#12
Curss User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 303 Thanks: 304 Thanked 98 Times in 75 Posts	I love those Kubelwagens! The MG42 on the back would be a nice addition for the shop.... __________________ -Chris

07-27-2014, 03:37 PM	#13
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	Having a sidecar adds a whole new perspective to this collectible. Some had a driven third wheel; the sidecar wheel was connected to the rear axle of the cycle (or had a full width rear differential). I can't tell if this is one of those, but that would definitely be cool! I hope John buys it...I want a ride in the chair!!! Edit: I can see a brake drum on the sidecar wheel...That makes me think the third wheel is driven... And the VIN plate says '1941', so it's *not* pre-war... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

07-27-2014, 08:20 PM	#14
LugerVern User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 563 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	Very very nice! I have an early 1956 R60 that I am restoring. What is interesting is that parts are very much available for the old BMW's even one as old as this. So! Go for it and enjoy the ride! Vern Attached Thumbnails

07-28-2014, 07:17 AM	#16
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	That movie looks really interesting. I would like to see it. Do you know of any link online where it could be watched? __________________ Dave

07-28-2014, 07:27 AM	#17
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Netflix, maybe? I bought a copy for myself on Amazon.

07-28-2014, 10:44 AM	#18
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	The driver of the Kubelwagen looks like Sgt. Shultz from Hogan's Heroes... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-28-2014, 10:50 AM	#19
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	That's Tim, the vehicle's owner. Come to think of it both the driver and my NCO bodyguard with the MP40 in the front passenger seat are both named Tim and they are both LEOs!

07-28-2014, 09:15 PM	#20
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	I called down to the last remaining Video rentals around to see if they had it to rent, a long shot I thought. They did me one better and they had the DVD in the $1.99 for sale bin. It's now mine. __________________ Dave