{"id":20423,"date":"2018-01-13T15:11:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T21:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20423"},"modified":"2018-01-13T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T21:11:33","slug":"for-sale-bmw-600-truck-with-a-vw-flat-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20423","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: BMW 600 Truck with a VW Flat-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This custom 1957 BMW 600 truck is for sale<\/a> in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a current bid of $8,950. A former BMW Master Technician from the Munich, Germany plant built the custom truck. A 1600 cc flat-four from a Volkswagen Type 3 that makes 50-60 horsepower replaces the original 582 cc flat-twin that made 19 horsepower. The engine connects to a VW four-speed manual transaxle. Behind the cabin sits a custom truck bed made with Brazilian Balau hardwood.<\/p>\n

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This custom 1957 BMW 600 truck is for sale in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a current bid of $8,950. A former BMW Master Technician from the Munich, Germany plant built the custom truck. A 1600 cc flat-four from a Volkswagen Type 3 that makes 50-60 horsepower replaces the original 582 cc flat-twin that made 19… Read More »For Sale: BMW 600 Truck with a VW Flat-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[717],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-600-bmw"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BMW-600-Truck-with-a-VW-Flat-Four-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87370,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=87370","url_meta":{"origin":20423,"position":0},"title":"1956 BMW Isetta with a VW Flat-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1956 BMW Isetta was found on Facebook Marketplace and labeled a \"death trap\" by the owner. 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