Now that we have picked up more than a few Polish readers after CC was featured on their main automotive blog , maybe one of them can identify this very cute truck shot in Krakow by themactep. I don’t know where to start, and don’t have a lot of references materials for that part of the world. Of course, it may not be of Polish manufacture either. Here’s a not-so clear shot of the hood logo: (Update: It’s a V901/2 built in East Germany by Framo, which was a pioneer in two stroke engines before the war, and was absorbed by IFA after the war. The V901 was a new design that appeared in 1951. Thanks, Mark Hwast, for the quick identification)
I can’t make it out, but I bet someone out there will.
That was quicker than I expected: Max left a comment at facebook, identifying it: “hi, it is Framo Barkas (V901/2) of East Germany (DDR) origin, it is parked in front of restaurant in Kraków”
Paul, keep these articles up if you can. As a guy who spent a lot of time overseas I really enjoy seeing these things we didn’t get in the states. I can remember a lot of things I saw in south america, europe, and asia that just plain made good sense.
Interesting little beast what powers it?
It’s a good looking truck, and I like the suicide doors.
Hah, thanks for popping this up here Paul. As you can see on the Flickr, I was curious about it myself. Googled for a good half hour trying to figure it out.
Now that we know it’s a Framo, which I’ve certainly never heard of, Googling “framo truck” comes up with some nice stuff.
http://www.peterfrost.clara.net/framo.html says it used the DKW 3-cylinder two-stroke. Gosh, who didn’t? These little postwar creatures are all so fascinating.
Cute! Great to see stuff like this mixed in with the more familiar.
Looks as if the critter could haul a lot of watermelons.