Everything for the dachshund
01/26/2024
Some people cut up their favorite child for their best friend. Don't worry, this is not a Christmas story along the lines of Loriot's forester. Instead, it's another discovery from the car accessories cabinet of curiosities. Because, as we all know, the Germans' favorite child is the car; man's best friend is the dog - and most Germans are humans.
If the purchase of the vehicle was preceded by that of the faithful pet, its needs were often not taken into account. As a result, old car and new dog owners have to get creative afterwards - often with well-thought-out but usually not well-made results, as the cover photo of the Opel Rekord P2 Caravan with dog hatch shows.
It is highly questionable whether the poor rough-haired dachshund will reach its destination alive. Not only because even a gentle rear-end collision can give him a bad headache, but also because he breathes in more exhaust fumes than fresh air due to the suction behind the steep rear of the estate. It would certainly have been healthier for the body panel and the dog to simply place a stool in the load compartment so that the short-legged barker could simply look out of the rear window, protected from exhaust fumes and the weather.
With the saloon version (demonstrated in the picture below on a Ford Taunus in 1954), the exhaust problem was certainly not quite so pronounced. Nevertheless, the periscope-like passenger's ears must have been ringing at inner-city speeds.
