| Barkas V 901/2 | |
| Manufacturer: | VEB Barkas-Werke, Hainichen, formerly known as IFA Kraftfahrzeugwerk Framo VEB, Hainichen/Sachsen |
| Aka: | Barkas, Framo |
| Engine: | 900 cm3 two-stroke Otto AWE 310/4 (21 kW) |
| Production: | 1954 – 1961 |
| Assembly: | Karl-Marx-Stadt, DDR |
| Predecessor: | Barkas V 901 |
| Successor: | Barkas B 1000 |
| Class: | Light commercial vehicle (M) |
| Body Style: | panel van 4-door minibus 2-door pickup |
| Layout: | FR layout |
| Wheelbase: | 2800 or 3100 mm |
| Length: | 4360 or 4375 mm |
| Width: | 1600 or 1650 mm |
| Height: | 1650 or 1910 mm |
| Weight: | 1000, 1210, or 1320 kg |
| Platform: | Barkas V 901 |
| Sp: | uk |
The Barkas V 901/2 is a light commercial lorry made by the East-German manufacturer VEB Barkas-Werke, Hainichen in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) from 1954 until 1961. Originally, the vehicle was called the IFA V 901/2; this name was changed to Barkas V 901/2 in 1957. The V 901/2 is a body-on-frame vehicle with a front engine, and rear-wheel drive, that was available in several different body styles, including pickup trucks, minibusses, and panel vans. It succeeded the IFA Framo V 901, and was itself succeeded by the Barkas B 1000.
The V 901/2 is a body-on-frame lorry with two axles; the frame is made from welded U-sections. It was available with two wheelbase options, 2800 mm and 3100 mm, and three different payload options (520, 690, and 900 kg). The rear axle is a leaf-sprung live beam axle; in front, the V 901/2 has independent suspension with suspension arms and leaf springs. On all four wheels, the V 901/2 has hydraulically operated drum brakes. For steering, the V 901/2 uses a rack-and-pinion system. The engine is a water-cooled, straight-three cylinder, two-stroke Otto engine with a cylinder bore of 70 mm and a piston stroke of 78 mm, displacing 900.5 cm3. It is rated 28 PS (20.6 kW) at 3600/min and can put out a maximum torque of 7.25 kp·m (71 N·m) at 2250/min. The engine torque is sent through a dry single-disc clutch and a nonsynchronised constant-mesh four-speed gearbox to the rear wheels. Depending on the axle-drive ratio, the V 901/2 can reach a top speed of either 75 or 82 km/h.[1]