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The origin of MAN goes back to the foundation of ironworks in the year 1758. Beginning in 1915, MAN produced lorries, at first under license of Saurer. Later, MAN developed own models. From the beginning on, omnibuses were made on different chassis. Medium and heavy omnibuses were made. In the 1930s, omnibuses were made based on the chassis of the F 2 and D 1 among others. MAN developed a COE omnibus with up to 38 seats and a 100 HP engine – the MAN LPS. The Wehrmacht had many MAN omnibuses, too. The MAN E 2 – later E 3000 – was made for the Wehrmacht. It had a works’ own car body which slightly differed from the production-line car body. The most important types for the Wehrmacht were the 3 ton lorry MAN E 3000 (approx. 3,000 exemplars), the 4.5 ton lorry MAN ML 4500 S/A (approx. 6,500 exemplars) and the 6.5 ton lorry MAN F 4 (approx. 1,300 exemplars). MAN was involved in the production of the Einheits-Diesel. Other types usually were drawn in former civil vehicles.
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