WW2 German Schwimmwagen factory photo.

[Andy A]

A WW2 German Schwimmwagen. A vehicle capable of traveling on land or water. Years ago, I bought a photo album that originally came from the Schwimmwagen factory. It had their name and crest on the cover. A U.S. soldier had removed their photos and pasted in his own. Fortunately, he saved a few of the original photographs.

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

those are actually pictures Trippel SG6/41 (top) and SG6/38 (bottom) models, an amphibious car made by Trippel, less famous than the Volkswagen Schimmwagen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trippel_SG6

See You

Vince

[Andy A]

Now that you mention it, I seem to remember that the album had Trippel on the cover. I guess I always assumed that Schwimmwagen was generic term for all German amphibious cars. Thanks for the information.

Andy

[Br. James]

Never heard of the "Trippel" before but I love the design -- it looks as modern as today!

Thanks for this info -- "Every day on WAF is a good day to learn something new!"

Br. James

[H.W Plainview]

Same here !

Thank you guys this is very unusual.

[gldani]

Interesting thread!!

What is the exact designation for the white Trippel with closed canopy? SG6/??

When was it built?

[PaulW]

Very interesting vehicle!

I will add a couple of pictures from a link shown on Wikipedia in case they disappear over time. Looks like the Waffen SS were 'customers'.

Also, a Google translation of the text (from http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Haupts...l/trippel.html ) :-

"Hans Trippel, born in 1908 in Groß-Umstadt, began car-building in 1932 in a rented horse stable in Damstadt. After failed attempts with a racing car, Trippel turned to the construction of Schwimmwagen. Until 1936 the Schwimmwagen type SG-6 was built. In October 1936 Trippel was able to demonstrate his Schwimmwagen in the Reich Chancellery before Hitler. This granted funding, so that Trippel could acquire an old slaughterhouse at Homburg. There began in 1937 the series production of the SG-6. By 1939, an enlarged version was developed, the SG-6 pioneer, with which up to 16 soldiers could be transported. This design was manufactured until 1943. In 1940 Trippel acquired the Bugatti works in Molsheim, where production continued from 1941 onwards. From 1941 to 1944 the Trippel SG-6/41 with streamlined body ran off the (production conveyor) belt."


Regards, Paul

[Akira Takiguchi]

First time to see a closed cabin Trippel, and in beautiful white dress. Fantastic!

[Andy A]

Another photo from the album.

Another photo from the album.

[Andy A]

The last two photos.

These two are the last of the photos from the album. It's my understanding that Volkswagen produced a Schwimmwagen for the civilian market after the war.

[Akira Takiguchi]

Andy, yours is the album I would like to have in my collection - though I do not collect Trippel specifically.

About 17 years ago I acquired ten Strippel-related photographs. After 17 years I opened the album again to find a closed cabin photo, contrary to my memory that I had never seen one :-).

[Andy A]

I'm not exactly sure where I put the album, but, when I find it I'll post a picture of the cover .

[Andy A]

As I mentioned, the U.S. soldier stripped the German photos and used the album for his own.

[Akira Takiguchi]

Good that he retained some, if not all, the photos from the album!