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government was in need of a limited number of light, inexpensive, durable transport vehicles that could fulfill their basic needs while the Europa Jeep was being developed and put into production.
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for use by various national military and government groups. Development of the vehicle proved time-consuming, however, and by 1979 the project had been abandoned.
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With these specifications the vehicle needed to be amphibious, off-road worthy and durable enough to be
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governments began cooperating on development of a vehicle known as the Europa Jeep, a lightweight,
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A total of three countries were allied to manufacture the Europa Jeep, including West German,
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This article about a classic post-war automobile produced between 1945 and 1975 is a
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project that was ultimately abandoned before it could enter production.
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was instead instructed by the West German government to create the
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which needed to comply with the same specifications.
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