VW restores rare split-window Bus with tank-like tracks:
Classic Vehicles division has restored what it calls the most unusual split-window Bus ever built. Made in 1962, this panel van earned the nickname"Half-Track Fox" after it gained a pair of axles and tank-like tracks to tame even the toughest terrain in the Alps.and order a Bus on tracks; Half-Track Fox was developed by a Vienna-based mechanic named Kurt Kretzner.
Kretzner spent over four years developing the Fox. Up front, the van features two directional axles each fitted with four tires. Out back, it's fitted with two driven axles linked by aluminum and rubber tracks. Power comes from an air-cooled, 1.2-liter flat-four that wasn't modified during the build, meaning it's tuned to develop approximately 34 horsepower. It spins the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transaxle and a Fox-specific limited-slip differential.
Volkswagen explains that the example it restored was spotted in Vienna until 1985. It was purchased by the privately-ownedmuseum in Gmünd, Austria, in the early 1990s and later sold to a group of split-window Bus enthusiasts who planned to restore it but never did. In late 2018, the Half-Track Fox joined the Volkswagen collection and was treated to a ground-up restoration.
Most historians agree that two examples of the Half-Track Fox were built by the time production stopped in 1968. Only one is believed to have survived, though the second could be lurking in a barn in a rural part of Austria; keep your eyes peeled if you travel there.
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