IFA Horch H3 | |
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![]() IFA Horch H3 in the Horch Museum, Germany | |
Overview | |
Type | Truck |
Manufacturer | VEB HORCH Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau |
Also called | IFA H3 |
Production | 1947–1949 |
Assembly | Soviet occupation zone: Zwickau |
Body and chassis | |
Class | 3 t truck |
Body style | Short bonnet flatbed lorry |
Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | IFA H3 |
Related | Sd.Kfz. 11 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Maybach Hl42 (Otto, 4198 cm3, 73.5 kW) |
Transmission | Manual five-speed unsynchronised gearbox |
Propulsion | Tyres |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 3000 mm |
Length | 5945 mm |
Width | 2300 mm |
Height | 2420 mm |
Kerb weight | 3900 kg |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | IFA Horch H3A |
The IFA Horch H3, also known as IFA H3, is a short bonnet lorry, and the first series production vehicle by East German VEB HORCH Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau, later known as VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. The short-lived H3 was produced from 1947 to 1949 in Zwickau (then Soviet occupation zone); 852 were produced. Several parts used in the H3, most notably the engine, were originally intended to be used for Sd.Kfz. 11 half tracks.[1]
The IFA Horch H3 is a 3 tonne, two-axle, front engine, rear-wheel drive lorry with a short bonnet. It has a U-profile ladder frame, and leaf sprung axles. The front axle is a rigid dead, the rear axle a rigid live axle. 7.5—20 inch tyres were fitted; the braking system is fully mechanical. A double-disc dry clutch transmits the torque from the six-cylinder Maybach Hl42 otto engine to the five-speed unsynchronised Prometheus gearbox. In its highest gear, the H3 can reach a top speed of 65 km/h.[2]
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