13.07.2016
Story of the exhibit
Former minibus of the Rakvere Theatre, which came to Estonia in the early 1990s through Rakvere's German twin town Plön. It was used first as the theatre's utility vehicle and later as a parts donor.
About the model
Production years: 1961–1990
A front-wheel-drive light truck based on Wartburg units. In total 171,940 were built, the last 1900 or so with a four-stroke VW engine. The range included a van, minibus, ambulance, flatbed, tractor unit, fire engine and more.
Manufacturer
VEB Barkas-Werke
Germany (former GDR)
Founded in 1958 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today's Chemnitz) and part of IFA, the East German vehicle industry holding company, the plant built not only Barkas vans but also Trabant engines and later VW engines.
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