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Old 28-10-20, 22:57
Mike Hector Mike Hector is offline
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Default That's a Mercedes DB 701, not an Opel Blitz.

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Originally Posted by Kuno View Post
The "Ugly" Truck posted by Alex above might be of German production!

Compare the cabin with the one of the STEYR 1500 truck below.

To the end of the war, the Germans did not have much resources any more. They started to built even trucks with wooden cabins to save the metal for more important parts...

...the same ugly wooden cabin on a OPEL BLITZ:
That's a Mercedes DB 701, not an Opel Blitz. Opel already had a wooden back to their cabs and were therefore 'allowed' to keep it. Mercedes built licenced copies of the Opel Blitz, but fitted the Einheitsfahrerhaus, which was also fitted to Mercedes 4500A trucks and the equivalent Maultier.
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