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 Only the 2-stroke power source was already a bit outdated.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.
© 2021 gallery.hungaricana/Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
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 Only the 2-stroke power source was already a bit outdated.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.
© 2021 gallery.hungaricana/Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved