- drive ▁( Type ▁ 8 6 ) ▁and ▁different ▁engines , ▁but ▁none ▁offered ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁performance ▁or ▁cap ability ▁over ▁the ▁existing ▁Type ▁ 8 2 ▁and ▁the ▁designs ▁were ▁never ▁implemented . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁car ▁received ▁a ▁re vised ▁dash ▁and ▁the ▁bigger ▁ 1 , 1 3 1   cc ▁engine , ▁developed ▁for ▁the ▁Schw imm wagen , ▁that ▁produced ▁more ▁tor que ▁and ▁power ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁ 9 8 5   cc ▁unit . ▁When ▁Volks wagen ▁production ▁ceased ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁ 5 0 , 4 3 5 ▁Kü bel wagen ▁vehicles ▁had ▁been ▁produced , ▁and ▁the ▁vehicle ▁had ▁proven ▁itself ▁to ▁be ▁surprising ly ▁useful , ▁reliable , ▁and ▁dur able . ▁ ▁Long ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁V W ▁res ur rect ed ▁the ▁basic ▁Kü bel wagen ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Type ▁ 1 8 1 , ▁developed ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁later ▁also ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁civil ian ▁market , ▁known ▁as ▁" Th ing " ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁" T rek ker " ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁" S af ari " ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁Although ▁similar ▁in ▁looks ▁and ▁design , ▁almost ▁no ▁parts ▁were ▁inter change able ▁with ▁the ▁Type ▁ 8 2 . ▁ ▁Inter me cc an ica ▁of ▁Canada , ▁has ▁been ▁producing ▁a ▁Kub el wagen