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1961-1977 BARKAS B1000 Doppelachse Abschleppwagen

L➔R:

1971-1979 Polski-Fiat 125p

or 1973-1982 VAZ 2103/Lada 1500.

1970-1982 VAZ 2101/Lada 1200.

1961-1989 Barkas B1000 Double Axle Recovery Truck.

 

The B1000 was quite modern at the time of its presentation in 1961. Only the 2-stroke power source was already a bit outdated.

During her almost 30-year lifetime the B1000 remained unchanged. Only in Autumn 1989 the old Wartburg 2-stroke engine was replaced by a 4-stroke 1.3L engine.

This new engine didn't brought a solution for the big amounts of unsold vans in 1990. In this last year the IFA Barkas factory closed down.

 

992 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine.

Ca. 1250 kg.

Production Barkas B1000: June 1961-1989.

Production B1000-1: Autumn 1989-March 1991.

Production this Barkas B1000: June 1961-1977.

Original Hungarian reg. number.

 

Screenshot of an image found at the internet at July 14, 2021.

Title: March 1 Parade.

Photographer: Géza Kovács.

Location: Szombathely, Hungary.

Date: March 1, 1977.

Source: Picture found on the public site gallery.hungaricana.hu.

Original source: Collection Dániel Berzsenyi Book, Szombathely.

Exact location unknown.

 

Halfweg, July 14, 2021.

 

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Taken on March 1, 1977