Hanomag F series
The Hanomag F-series was a series of larger small vans (within this category, large vans ) and light trucks from the manufacturer Hanomag and later Hanomag-Henschel . The model series was introduced in 1967 and expired in 1973.
Model history
The Hanomag F series replaced the previous models called Hanomag Kurier, Garant and Markant in 1967 . The Hanomag F series is not to be confused with the so-called Harburger transporters , which are similar in type designation, but much smaller and also produced by Hanomag . The F series began above this with the type F 45 for 2 tons of payload and with the types F 85 and F 86 extended to over 5 tons of payload, whereby the two-digit number within the type designation indicates the approximate total weight in 100 kg (e.g. with F 45 a total weight of 4.5 tons).
Technology and equipment
The cubic cab with a short, forward-sloping bonnet for the entire series in the current design of the 1960s was designed by the well-known industrial designer Louis Lucien Lepoix , who had already designed numerous other truck cabs, for example for the well-known manufacturer Magirus-Deutz and Büssing . This made it look significantly more massive than the previous series and, thanks to its clear, angular lines, it was also much more modern and simpler than the rounded predecessor models. All models were powered by Hanomag diesel engines with 4 or 6 cylinders between 65 and 115 hp depending on the model.
In terms of design, the Hanomag F-series was a small truck with a ladder frame chassis and without a self-supporting or self- supporting structure on which the driver's cab and the superstructures were placed.
The F series was mostly found as a flatbed truck , flatbed tipper or with a box body ; it was also offered ex works as a semi- trailer truck and chassis for external special bodies and was also used as a light fire engine .
The F series within the company's history
In 1967 the F-series was still brought onto the market under the Hanomag brand , but was given the name Hanomag-Henschel from 1969 through the merger of the manufacturer with the Henschel works . If the F models were previously the manufacturer's largest commercial vehicles , within the new company they represented the connection between the vans and the larger Henschel trucks.
The takeover of Hanomag-Henschel by Daimler-Benz in 1970 led, contrary to original statements, to the early phase-out of the Hanomag-Henschel models, as the Daimler-Benz product range already included corresponding types. The modern Hanomag F-series contrasted with the Mercedes-T2-large vans , also presented in 1967, in the Daimler-Benz program , which led to the discontinuation of production of the F-series in 1973, which thus also represented the end point of commercial vehicle production under the Hanomag brand .
Further models under the designation F series
Below the actual F series, the smaller so-called Harburger transporters , which were still developed by Tempo-Werke Vidal & Sohn and which were not structurally similar to the larger models, were also offered at the same time as Hanomag F 20 to F 35. From 1970 onwards, as a supplement to the large F-Transporter described here, small buses and closed box vans were also offered as the F-series, which received the radiator grille and the headlights of the F-series, but were technically complete Mercedes-T2-Transporters . With the phasing out of the F series, these Mercedes doubles also disappeared from the range.
Licensed buildings Steyr 590-690 and Tata 407
Since 1969, the Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG has been using the F-series cab under license with minor changes in the front design for the new Steyr 590-690 model . However, the chassis, engines and gears were original constructions of the Steyrwerke. The origin of the Hanomag could be recognized by the blind plugs in the steering column, where two pull switches for start and stop were installed on the Hanomag. The Steyr 590-690 was started with the key and turned off with the engine brake . After the end of production at Hanomag-Henschel, the pressing tools were sold to Steyr Daimler Puch. Production of the Steyr models ended at the end of 1982. All systems including licenses were sold to Tata Motors , India . He produced the model series with revised engines and small facelifts as the Tata 407 from 1986 to 2014.
