V3000S/SSM Maultier ‘Einheitsfahrerhaus’
German car 2 SV V3000S car with 95 hp V8 gasoline engine. began to be hatched in Cologne at the Ford company plant in 1941. Production continued until the end of the Second World War, the total number of cars produced was more than 25,000 copies. This truck was used by the ground forces, aviation units and the navy of Germany. The car had a drive only on the rear wheels, so it had insufficient cross-country ability in off-road conditions. To solve this problem, about 14,000 of these trucks were produced in the Maultier half-track version, designated V3000S/SSM. Along with tracks, brake levers were also installed on the Maultier, thanks to which the truck could turn on the spot like a tank. Starting in 1943, Wehrmacht trucks began to be fitted with simplified cabs ('Einheitsfahrerhaus'), this was done in order to simplify and reduce the cost of production. Semi-tracked V3000S/SSM Maultiers, in turn, were equipped with such cabins.
