Opel Blitz 1.5 Ton Thread

[mvnut]

Opel Blitz 1938 to 1942 with 16,410 examples made. Also made post war with some mechanical and styling changes.

Obvious differences- earlier axles had small hubs and drums.(see pic- small drums on top big drums underneath) 6 heart shaped holes in the wheels

Post war had heavy axles and 4 hole wheels

not sure when the 6 hole oval wheels were made.
any one know the styling changes- something about the grill and glove box?

[lillejens]

Hi MVNUT.

I've tried to download a picture of the 1,5 ton Blitz, which I have just bougth. Could You tell me where to read the framenumber, if the the plate is not there?

lillejens

[mvnut]

Hi , I have a few chassis around but could not find any numbers.
they are often on the front chassis beam or in front of the LH front spring hanger.

any body know for sure??

[S.Amdal]

Mvnut,

From your information - I reckon this is a post war 1.5 tonner then?




Here is a picture of some 1.5 ton ambulances from the book "Festung Stavanger":



Sigve

[mvnut]

Hi,

Im no expert but the end of the diff looks post war and the front wheels.
another good and easy way to tell is the back of the cab. the one in this pic is post war and has all those rectangular pressings in it
there is guys on this site who know more than me- where are they?

[ejostad]

You can also tell from rear wheel hub. On post-war the axle is bolted to the axle with a flange like most "normal" trucks, on wartime its only a center nut.
The Opel on the photo also have tha post-war Opel grill shield. The "blitz" disapared after the war....
The doors also have a 90 degrees lower front corner on wartime, but are cut 45 degrees on post-war.

Erik J.

[mvnut]

1950 ID tag
cheers
Tony nz

[kubel44]

Hello, I have a 1.5 Opel truck also. I was just wondering how your restoraton is going? Jim [e-mail]

[oldbiketech]

Hallo !

Suche eine Stoßstange für den 1,5 Tonner . Kann da jemand helfen ?