Next month at Bonhams auction will be offered Porsche 597 Jagdawagen 4×4, which is estimated to fetch a sum between 170,000 and 200,000 pounds. Porsche has therefore developed 597 Jagdwagen 4×4 for military use, where as the model in the design served Volkswagen Kubelwagen. Under the hood was engine with only 37 kW/50 hp, while the top speed was 100 km/h.
As stated in a brief news, in the period between 1955 and 1958 only 71 copies were made, of which 49 vehicles ended on civil market.