I’ve always been a big fan of ex-service VW’s and have had a few in the past.
First up was the ‘Disasterbus’ (a poor but literal translation of ‘Katastophenschutz Wagen’)


That was later followed by a T25, which also began life as a Katastrophenschutz Wagen, but when de-commissioned by the Firebrigade it was passed on to The German Techniches Hilfswerk (a sort of Civil Emergency Response Team). The livery had been taken off when I bought it, so I re-created it from some old pictures of the bus when it was in service.


I had another T25 which started out life as a German Army Border Patrol Vehicle (with a full length factory sunroof – presumably for shooting out of!) before being converted to an Ambulance. By the time I owned it, it looked like this…..

And I also used to have this cool ex German Army Trekker….

First up was the ‘Disasterbus’ (a poor but literal translation of ‘Katastophenschutz Wagen’)


That was later followed by a T25, which also began life as a Katastrophenschutz Wagen, but when de-commissioned by the Firebrigade it was passed on to The German Techniches Hilfswerk (a sort of Civil Emergency Response Team). The livery had been taken off when I bought it, so I re-created it from some old pictures of the bus when it was in service.


I had another T25 which started out life as a German Army Border Patrol Vehicle (with a full length factory sunroof – presumably for shooting out of!) before being converted to an Ambulance. By the time I owned it, it looked like this…..

And I also used to have this cool ex German Army Trekker….
