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OPEL BLITZ FIRE TRUCK
Type Box tracks
Period from '50
Country Germany
SKILL 4
Model Dim. 25,5 cm
Box Dim. 373 x 241 x 95 mm
Description
RUBBER TYRES - COMPLETE FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT - COLORS INSTRUCTION SHEET
The Opel Blitz project was set up with the aim of mass producing a robust and reliable commercial
vehicle that could be used for different applications and tasks. Opel began production of the early
trucks, based on a typically US “layout”, in its Rüsselsheim plant in the early 1930s. This was a
success story that evolved over time and continued until the mid-1970s. The Opel Blitz’s sturdy
structural characteristics were noted by the Wehrmacht and subsequently deployed by them
during the Second World War, in both the 4x2 and 4x4 versions. However, its wartime role was
later to be eclipsed by its the great commercial success as a civilian vehicle. During the post-war
reconstruction period the Opel Blitz was indispensable to Germany’s recovery, being used by
merchants, craftsmen, industrialists and many others to rebuild the country. Numerous outfitted
versions were also made, including the fire-fighting one.
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