IFA Horch H3
IFA Horch H3 in the Horch Museum, Germany
Overview
TypeTruck
ManufacturerVEB HORCH Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau
Also calledIFA H3
Production1947–1949
AssemblySoviet occupation zone: Zwickau
Body and chassis
Class3 t truck
Body styleShort bonnet flatbed lorry
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel-drive
PlatformIFA H3
RelatedSd.Kfz. 11
Powertrain
EngineMaybach Hl42 (Otto, 4198 cm3, 73.5 kW)
TransmissionManual five-speed unsynchronised gearbox
PropulsionTyres
Dimensions
Wheelbase3000 mm
Length5945 mm
Width2300 mm
Height2420 mm
Kerb weight3900 kg
Chronology
Predecessornone
SuccessorIFA 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]

Technical description

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]

Engine specifications
  • Engine: Maybach Hl42, straight-six otto, water-cooled
  • Fuel system: Downdraught carburetter
  • Bore×Stoke, displacement: 90×110 mm, 4198 cm3
  • Rater power: 100 PS (73.5 kW) at 3000/min
  • Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 176 (in German)
  2. 1 2 Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 180 (in German)
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