Ugly Duckling

Louise Limb finds out about the lightweight Volkswagen Iltis - West Germany’s military runabout of the 1980s

Mark and Chris Cowcill acquired this 1979 Volkswagen Type 183 Iltis in early 2019

While scene few will outside have ever the military heard of vehicle the Volkswagen Iltis, most will be familiar with the Audi Quattro. With its revolutionary, ‘on-demand’, four-wheel drive set-up, the Quattro came to dominate rallying in the early 1980s.

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