Krupp Protze 1 ton (6x4)Kfz.69 towing truck with 3.7cm Pak.

[Jakko]

I read somewhere that I think it was in early trucks, seats were literally formed metal, and soldiers referred to them with German word for bucket

Kübel in German means "a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with two handles on the sides (rather than a pail)" (per English Wiktionary) though it's apparently a regional word, and in historical context also means "in prison cells, a barrel used instead of a toilet" (per German Wiktionary).

Kübelwagen was originally a nickname for early military motorcars, which (according to Werner Oswald in Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichswehr, Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr ab 1900, "Motor Vehicles and Tanks of the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr from 1900 onward") consisted of commercial chassis were fitted with a platform onto which seats and other equipment were set; because these vehicles were open-topped and had no doors, the seats were fashioned with high sides and backs (for the time) so that soldiers would not fall out of them.



To modern eyes, those don't look particularly high, but most 1920s–30s car seats were much simpler and had no sides at all.

After their shape, those seats became known as Kübel (note that the plural is the same as the singular, so not *Kübels) and from there, the nickname was transferred to the vehicles themselves — Wagen means "car", or rather, "wheeled vehicle" in almost the widest sense. It stuck even when the vehicles in question no longer had a need for such seats.

 

[BarleyBop]

Kübel

Awesome! You never fail to deliver!

 

[GaryG64]

So, I have this teeny tiny little spider who comes and visits me on my bench.
Today, I find a tiny web on my kit. Lol.

 

[GaryG64]

Kübel in German means "a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with two handles on the sides (rather than a pail)" (per English Wiktionary) though it's apparently a regional word, and in historical context also means "in prison cells, a barrel used instead of a toilet" (per German Wiktionary).

Kübelwagen was originally a nickname for early military motorcars, which (according to Werner Oswald in Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichswehr, Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr ab 1900, "Motor Vehicles and Tanks of the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr from 1900 onward") consisted of commercial chassis were fitted with a platform onto which seats and other equipment were set; because these vehicles were open-topped and had no doors, the seats were fashioned with high sides and backs (for the time) so that soldiers would not fall out of them.

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To modern eyes, those don't look particularly high, but most 1920s–30s car seats were much simpler and had no sides at all.

After their shape, those seats became known as Kübel (note that the plural is the same as the singular, so not *Kübels) and from there, the nickname was transferred to the vehicles themselves — Wagen means "car", or rather, "wheeled vehicle" in almost the widest sense. It stuck even when the vehicles in question no longer had a need for such seats.

Thanks, brother. Fascinating article.

 

[Pantherman]

So, I have this teeny tiny little spider who comes and visits me on my bench.
Today, I find a tiny web on my kit. Lol.

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Wow, you are even getting your trained spider to help with the weathering.......Pantherman