The Kombi was first made to transport troops in the late 1930's.
The aircooled ones had a 25 year service book.
I used mostly Kombis untill the south highway to adelaide from alice springs was sealed.
Also used them for dirt tracks,mud,sand,water.
If you do not put the spare on the front they are dustproof. If you put the spare on the front
you need to shut the airvents in the dirt.
It is possible to obtain 15 KPL if it is tuned, loaded & driven correctly.
They are extreemly reliabile but suffer from being not serviced or incorrectly serviced.
If it was wanted aftermarket fitting of airbags & anitlock brakes is not hard to do.
Most of them I have seen rolled had roofracks on them usually with one & a half times
the weight of the kombi up there.
The later ones in the water cooled range became too heavy & gas guzzling & drove like
a bit of a slug.
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