At the beginning of the 1930's Germany gradually recovered after the protracted economic depression caused by the aftermath of WWI. . . The small truck body workshop of Ludewig Brothers in the German city of Essen had been installing bodies of their own design on the chassis base of trucks from the leading German motor manufacturers for some years. In the 1930's the Ludewig firm cooperated especially closely with the Opel business concern. After the appearance of the Opel Blitz three ton truck the Ludewig Brothers workshop developed a few new conceptual bodies for this vehicle. One of them was a bus of incredibly stylish exterior with a rounded hood, a streamlined body shape, and finishing off with two aerodynamic fins behind. This vehicle's name "Strassenzepp" was intended to conjure up the idea of a "Zeppelin for autobahns".
This unusual bus did not only have a futuristic exterior. Passengers were situated inside on luxurious chairs of rounded form, which were positioned at an angle of 45 degrees to the windows. It was considered that buses of this type would carry out excursion trips, and passengers would benefit from an excellent view out of the bus through the large panoramic side and overhead windows. . .
I have one of these for review & blog any takers? It must be built and reviewed here at Kitmaker / Automodeler.
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