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Framo or rather Barkas? From 1954 to 1961, the small transporter Barkas V901/2 was produced at the VEB Barkas works in Karl-Marx-Stadt (formerly Framo in Hainichen until 1956). Due to its origin, it was often referred to as Framo V901/2 and was officially named as such starting in 1956. Retaining the technology, the three-quarter-ton Framo V901 of the then East German vehicle construction was externally redesigned in 1954 and further developed into the V901/2 model. Like its predecessor, the popular small transporter was available in various versions, such as panel van, half-bus, bus, flatbed truck, and with special bodies for police, postal services, and various trade organizations. The top speed of the transporter, styled in the spirit of the 1950s, was 75-82 km/h. Although this did not meet the domestic demand for the transporter, it was still exported to the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, and Hungary, where the demand could not be met either. Due to an acute shortage of small transporters, many V901/2 models were still in everyday use in East Germany even in the late 1980s. Worn or damaged vehicles could be quickly repaired thanks to ongoing spare parts production and the proven frame construction. A total of 25,604 units of the V901/2 model were produced.