Büssing Truck Books - History and Models

Büssing Lastwagen und Omnibusse - 1903-1971 (Schrader Motor Chronik)

Until the 1980s, trucks and buses bearing the Welf lion emblem were a familiar sight in cities and in long-distance travel. For many decades, the Braunschweig-based company held a market share of around fifty percent in heavy trucks and, in particular, in city buses, including single-deck, articulated, and double-deck vehicles. Büssing also set important standards in the field of coach building.

This volume of the "Schrader-Motor-Chronik", written by Wolfgang Gebhardt, documents the history of the traditional commercial vehicle manufacturer Büssing and its vehicles through advertising brochures. It brings together unique and informative material from seven decades of company and vehicle history.

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Büssing - Nutzfahrzeuge im Zeichen des Löwen 1903-1971

For decades, trucks from Heinrich Büssing AG in Braunschweig were among the technically best and most advanced in the field of commercial vehicles in Germany, but after the takeover by MAN in the early 1970s, the brand with the lion emblem ceased to exist.

In this book, Wolfgang Westerwelle documents the history of Büssing and its trucks from its beginnings to the present day. On around 220 pages, he presents all the important models with their technical features in detail in words and pictures, starting with the first 3-ton truck in 1903 and the Büssing-NAG types up to the last "Burglöwen" in 1971.

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Büssing - Das Lastwagenalbum

Strength and frugality, reliability and toughness. These characteristics are symbolized by the castle lion on the front of the impressive Büssing trucks.

Here, the history of the Büssing brand is described in detail from its beginnings in 1903 to its takeover by MAN. All truck model series built during this period are presented in words and pictures and supplemented by extensive technical data tables.

From the contents:

- The first Büssing truck
- Subsidized trucks 1908
- The first truck forwarding company in the world
- After the First World War
- 1923: Type adjustment and introduction of assembly line work
- The six-wheeled vehicle
- World economic crisis and death of the founder
- Merger with NAG
- The Burglöwe
- 1939: Preparation for war
- 1945: Rise from the ruins
- 1949: Büssing heavy-duty truck
- Farewell to the 105
- The first series-produced underfloor truck
- Type 4000
- 7500 U
- The Commodore
- Experiments
- Alliance with MAN
- New cabins and Supercharged engines
- The end of the Büssing brand.

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Braunschweiger Löwen

Even four decades after its demise, the Büssing brand has hardly lost any of its fascination. It is therefore important to recall the most historic, beautiful and technically fascinating products from seven decades (1903 - 1971) under the sign of the Braunschweig lion.

This illustrated book also provides an overview of the history of the company and its technology. Mostly previously unpublished, first-class images, not only from the company archives but also from the estates of once renowned body manufacturers, document what once distinguished Büssing: progress, power and aesthetics.

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