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The main part of the German Wehrmacht autopark during WWII formed 3t cargo trucks. One of the most numerous of them was V3000S, which was produced since 1941 in German Ford plants in Cologne. This truck was equipped with V8 engine and had rear drive only.
V3000S trucks were widely used in all German arms of service up to the end of war everywhere – in the Soviet-German front, in North Africa, Italy, France. In off-road condition not-all-drive vehicles showed low cross-country capability, so a big number of V3000S were produced as Maultier half-track vehicles. There were produced about 25000 V3000S trucks all in all in 1941-1946 in German, French and Dutch plants.
Approximately 25,000 units of the successor model of the Ford 3 ton lorry model 1939 were manufactured from 1942 to 1945. It differed from the American Ford 3 ton model 1940 by its one piece windshield. This Ford V8 G 198 TS of the first series, which is identifiable by the S-label on the radiator grille and the bead-styled decoration on the lower edge of the engine bonnet, was used by a unit of the Kriegsmarine which was stationed in Greece.
The Ford 3 ton model 1941 was made with four-cylinder (G 188 T) and V8 (G 198 TS) engines, too. Only the model G 198 TS was designated V 3000 S by the Wehrmacht. The sales designation of the G 188 T was B 3000. The four-cylinder model, which was exclusively made for the civilian market, was also offered with wood-gas drive (G 188 TG). The illustrated Ford V 3000 S was used by II. Abteilung of Artillerie Regiment 43.
Later, a simplified engine bonnet lock and smaller headlights were introduced which can be seen on the illustrated vehicle. Most probably beginning in late 1943, the models G 388 T (FK 3000) and G 398 TS (FK 3500) were manufactured. If the designations FK 3000 and FK 3500 were used by the Wehrmacht is unknown, too. In 1944, the driver’s cab made of sheet steel was replaced by a Holzfahrerhaus made of wood and fibreboard which is illustrated in this photo. The vehicle belonged to a Luftwaffe aircraft works unit and had an LC-Koffer box body which was rarely seen on this chassis.

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