Trailers, semi-trailers, bodies - Germany: books

Pistenbully - Die Raupen der Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG seit 1969 (Typenkompass)

A winter holiday in the Alps at the end of the 1960s is said to have given the Kässbohrer brothers the idea of constructing an all-terrain vehicle for preparing ski slopes and cross-country trails.
The idea has long since become a highly profitable business. Since 1969, the Laupheim-based company has been supplying the winter sports world with the chain-driven Pistenbully.

In this model guide, former chief designer Helmut Kanzler describes how the idea became reality and how the Pistenbully was able to begin its triumphant march around the world. He provides a clear and expert portrayal of all the models that have appeared since 1969 in words and pictures.

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Author:	Helmut Kanzler
Details:	144 pages, 20.5 x 14 cm / 8.1 x 5.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	160 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2015)
Series:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613037595

Deutsche Lkw-Anhänger - Die grosse Enzyklopädie aller Marken

The most beautiful truck is of no use if it cannot be properly loaded. And that is when the manufacturers of bodies and trailers roll up their sleeves: because they are the ones who turn a truck into a commercial vehicle.

Over the past 125 years of truck construction, there have been countless manufacturers and producers who have supplied all conceivable types and shapes of trailers for all types of trucks.
What was missing, however, is an overview of the companies that dealt with this - until now: Wolfgang Gebhardt created a unique standard work on truck history with a wealth of data, facts and images.

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Author:	Wolfgang H. Gebhardt
Details:	368 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	700 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783613041479

Fotoalbum der Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: Die Elektrofahrzeuge

February 4 1846 marks the birth of the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, which, under the aegis of its founder and director, the Karlsruhe manufacturer Emil Kessler, rose within a few years to become one of the leading industrial groups in what was then the Kingdom of Württemberg.
In addition to rail vehicles of all kinds, the range also includes foundry products, steam boilers, compressors, refrigeration machines, bridges, steel structures, railway safety technology, electric vehicles and much more.

In addition to the company history, this volume documents the Esslingen electric vehicles that were built from around 1900 to the 1950s: trucks, tractors, cab carts, driver's seat carts, lifting trucks, forklifts and other industrial trucks.
The previously unpublished, high-quality photographs are a feast for the eyes for every vehicle enthusiast.

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Author:	Alexander Weber
Details:	180 pages, 28 x 21 cm / 11 x 8.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:	600 b&w photos
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783861339014

Kässbohrer Lkw-Aufbauten: Koffer, Kasten, Krane & andere

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From the 1950s, Kässbohrer became a market leader as a manufacturer of truck bodies, trailers, and semi-trailers.
However, a gradual decline began in the 1980s, leading to the company's closure in 1995.
In this second volume of the photo album series, author and commercial vehicle journalist Alexander Weber presents Kässbohrer's box, van, crane, and long material vehicles. He also showcases various other commercial vehicle bodies, such as advertising, broadcast, and government vehicles, using factory photos from the late 1920s until the company's end.

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Author:	Alexander Weber
Details:	189 pages, 28.5 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm / 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.75 in, hardback
Illustrations:	450 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2024)
ISBN:	9783751611299

Kässbohrer Lkw-Aufbauten: Pritschen, Kipper, Silo & andere

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From the 1950s, Kässbohrer became a market leader as a manufacturer of truck bodies, trailers, and semi-trailers. However, a gradual decline began in the 1980s, leading to the company's closure in 1995.
In this first volume of a two-part photo album series, author and commercial vehicle journalist Alexander Weber explores the history of Kässbohrer's commercial vehicle division.
The text provides a historical overview, while the image section illustrates the development of flatbed, tipper, silo, container, and tank vehicles using previously unpublished factory photos.

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Author:	Alexander Weber
Details:	192 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 2 cm / 11 x 8.5 x 0.79 in, hardback
Illustrations:	450 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2024)
ISBN:	9783751611282

Meiller: 150 Jahre Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau

The traditional company has existed for more than 150 years and is still family-owned. In addition to the famous tippers, lifting platforms, elevators and other machines were also manufactured.
Today the range includes tipper bodies, trailers, semi-trailers and demountable and roll-off tipper bodies in countless variants.
Michael Brettnacher expertly traces the history and current structure of Meiller. Lots of technology and a lot of unpublished images.

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Author:	Michael Brettnacher
Details:	136 pages, 28 x 21 cm / 11 x 8.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:	244 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2003)
ISBN:	9783861333241