ITALERI 3966 Opel Blitz Fire Truck Kit 1/24 SCALE

ITALERI 3966 Opel Blitz Fire Truck Kit 1/24 SCALE

The Opel Blitz project was set up with the aim of mass producing a robust and reliable commercial vehicle that could be used for different applications and tasks. Opel began production of the early trucks, based on a typically US layout, in its Russelsheim plant in the early 1930s. This was a success story that evolved over time and continued until the mid-1970s. The Opel Blitzs sturdy structural characteristics were noted by the Wehrmacht and subsequently deployed by them during the Second World War, in both the 4×2 and 4×4 versions. However, its wartime role was later to be eclipsed by it’s the great commercial success as a civilian vehicle. During the post-war reconstruction period the Opel Blitz was indispensable to Germanys recovery, being used by merchants, craftsmen, industrialists and many others to rebuild the country. Numerous outfitted versions were also made, including the firefighting one.