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Magirus : Histoire des véhicules de pompiers
In 1864, Conrad Dietrich Magirus founded the Feuerwehr-Requisiten-Fabrik von C. D. Magirus. Four years later, he presented a first ladder model that immediately won over German firefighters as well as those from many other countries. The great adventure of Magirus ladders had just begun. During all these years, the Magirus firm would experience a thousand adventures and produce a wide variety of fire vehicles, of which ladders were only a part. Its productions would be exported to most countries in the world.
This French book aims to tell the story of this extraordinary industrial saga that spans over 150 years, drawing on an iconography that is as rich as it is varied. Its purpose ends in 2014, the year that saw the Magirus firm celebrate its 150th anniversary.
"Clothes make the man" - this statement also applies to the commercial vehicle sector, especially when a futuristic hood is placed over the revolutionary engine, which makes the vehicle immediately noticeable in traffic! An identifying feature that the round-hood trucks of the Ulm-based brand Magirus were able to claim for themselves at the beginning of the 1950s.
In this volume, Wolfgang Gebhardt deals with the Magirus Rundhauber (round-hood) series, which covered the payload range from 3.5 to 8 tons and were present in the traffic of the time with flatbed, tipper, box, municipal and fire service bodies.
The corner-cab trucks from Magirus became known as "construction bulls". Three generations were produced in the Ulm factory, many of them with all-wheel drive and, since 1948, all with the legendary air-cooled engines.
In his latest book, commercial vehicle specialist Wolfgang H. Gebhardt focuses on all variants of these reliable trucks, whether they are tippers, crane trucks or fire service bodies. The book also offers detailed insights into the technology, including information on various chassis, drive trains and engines with four, six, ten or even twelve cylinders. For fans of the Magirus Eckhauber, this book is an indispensable reference work!
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Author:
Wolfgang H. Gebhardt
Details:
208 pages, 28.5 x 22 x 2 cm / 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.79 in, hardback
An exciting journey through the 140-year history of Magirus' fire service. Historical photographs, brochures, graphics, letterheads, postcards and advertisements, most of which have been published for the first time, paint a previously unknown picture of this legendary German fire service vehicle manufacturer.
From the contents: - The history of C.D. Magirus - Founding period - Extinguishing with muscle power - The first truck - Motorization in the 1920s and 1930s - The war and post-war period - The round and corner hoods - The forward-control vehicles.
From the D series to the third generation EuroCargo chassis, the author presents the Iveco Magirus fire engines in words and pictures.
From the contents: - Founding of Iveco - Front-loading trucks of the D series - The small Magirus - MK series for firefighting vehicles - First bodies made of aluminum - Own chassis for small vehicles - Heavy air-cooled chassis - Turntable ladders and articulated mast platforms - Variable supports for turntable ladders - The Octopus - Iveco Magirus locations.
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