Wiking 035204 H0 HGV Opel Platform truck (Bedford), blood orange

When the last German Opel Blitz ran off the band in 1975, a four-decade-long epoch in the construction of light trucks came to an end. From now on, a Bedford blitz should close the gap in the van offer. Even Wiking followed the initiative after the parent company General Motors also decided for Opel to distribute the tasks of its European subsidiaries more clearly. The British Bedford plant was given responsibility for commercial vehicles, and Opel in Germany was to build only cars. The name should be based on the Opel tradition, but the little German look of Bedford Blitz should not be the desired success. In the 1970s, VW Bulli and Ford Transit were regarded as the undisputed bull market in the transporter business.

Body and platform and chassis blood orange, tarpaulin light ivory. Interior fitting with steering wheel slate gray. Door handles and front bumper, silver printed. Grille, colored print. Headlights silver-plated.

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