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Over the years I must have owned & rebuilt near a dozen of those. The first - 1962 - was the only one I could afford to buy new. Loved & sometimes hated them. I never met the kerosene heater but I well remember both the useless exhaust one and the gasoline one that would occasionally explode without bursting, but with a mighty bang. This was a go-anywhere car; amazing for 2 wheel drive. It was fun to leave other makes stuck in the snow & mud. On ice I learned that you could ease the handbrake on, partly transferring drive from the wheel that was spinning, and crawl very slowly away.
Older Beetles had a Kerosene heater in the front that actually worked pretty good. They then switched to a gasoline heater in front before changing to an exhaust warming system that was horrible.
@AthrillatheHunt Nah. Mercedes were already around and retrofitted for military use. 'dolph H started the bug with a crude drawing for a utilitarian vehicle for young master race families.👍
