Ford Ruhr

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Ford Ruhr (1948)
Ford Ruhr (1948)
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Manufacturer: Ford Germany
Production period: 1948-1958
Previous model: Ford V 3000 S.
Successor: Ford FK series
Technical specifications
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (38 kW)
Payload: 1.5-3.0 t

The Ford Ruhr (type G388T) is a truck model that Ford Germany produced together with its larger sister model, the Ford Rhein , between 1948 and 1958.

The new car came as the successor to the Ford V 3000 S and was almost exactly the same. It had an in-line four-cylinder petrol engine with a displacement of 3285 cm³, which made 52 hp (38 kW). The engine power was passed on to the rear wheels via a four or five-speed gearbox. All-wheel drive was also available on request .

The trucks were usually delivered from the factory with an all-steel driver's cab in gray and a flatbed. The wheelbase was 4013 mm, the payload 3000 kg. From 1952 there were also vehicles with a wheelbase shortened to 3404 mm, whose payload was only 1500 or 2000 kg. They were offered as "fast trucks".

The Ford Ruhr was only available with a gasoline engine. Even the competitors only partially offered diesel engines , and gasoline engines could also be equipped with wood gasifiers , thus countering the fuel shortage in the post-war period . Later on, gasoline engines were a major disadvantage because they consume significantly more fuel (around 17 l / 100 km) than comparable diesel engines.

The successor, the Ford FK 2500 , was equipped with two - stroke diesel engines.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Hanns-Peter Rosellen: Ford steps . 1st edition. Zyklam-Verlag Frankfurt / Main 1987/1988. ISBN 3-88767-079-5 . Pp. 44-47
  2. ↑ a b c d Ford Rhein and Ruhr LKW (G388, G398TS, G618T, G790B, G798B) Fomcc.de
  3. ↑ a b Ford truck "Ford Ruhr" / "Ford Rhein" / Ford V8 + diesel models .Ford-Devils North Hesse.
  4. ↑ a b Lothar Boschen: The great book of the Ford types . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1987. ISBN 3-613-01069-0 . Pp. 595-604

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