Borgward B 3000 V1.0 fs25-mods

Description:

Borgward started manufacturing trucks in 1937, producing vehicles with a payload capacity of up to five tonnes until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Among these was the 3-tonne Borgward G. G. W. truck, available with either petrol or diesel engines. A significant number of these trucks were requisitioned by the Wehrmacht. Initially, production of the regular truck range continued. In 1940, German truck manufacturers were instructed to reduce the variety of models and focus on producing simplified 'standard' trucks with a payload of around three tons. From 1942, production of the successor model began. This new 'Einheits-LKW' (standard truck) was a 3-ton vehicle officially designated as Borgward B 3000 S/O with a 3.7-liter, 78 hp gasoline engine, or Borgward B 3000 S/D with a 5-liter, 75 hp diesel engine, both with six cylinders. To conserve raw materials, the trucks were further simplified by measures such as removing the diamond-shaped Borgward badge from the grille or replacing the steel cab with a standard wooden cab ('Einheitsführerhaus'). The B 3000 was a capable vehicle, but the lighter Opel 'Blitz' V 3000 proved to be superior.