av Vanaja NT6-69 » 03 aug 2010, 23:24
Hi,
I´ve tiny problem right now.. I don´t know how to set a picture on this site.. Can somebody help me so I can download some interesting pictures here.
But here is a little information about Vanaja
Vanajan Autothdas, VAT, was establihed in 1943, during war years, to secure our truck manufacturing. VAT´s plant was located in small town called Vanaja, nowdays it has been attached to Hämeenlinna. First Vanaja truck model V-48 was a straight copy of Sisu´s modell S-22 but quite soon they started to produce their own models in the beginning of 50´s. One of the very first model was Vanaja VK-4 which have a nose and one of the first Bulldog modell was Vanaja VK-6B.
Late 50´s Vanaja introduces the first 6x4 modell and first two were sold to Raision Tehtaat in Raisio, near Turku. They also manufatured first 6x6 type of trucks which were extremely good in special transports and one of these 6x6 type of Vanaja model type Vanaja KK-69ET pulled out a 250TN part from a ship to Porvoo Oilrefinery in 1965. This truck have only 250 hp engine but its gearbox and axles were more than great!
The last models were type A6-50 = Vanaja 505, A6-69 = Vanaja 690 B6-76 =Vanaja Bulldog (ergomatic cabin from england) In 1968 Vanaja was attched to Sisu and the last Vanaja car, which ws crane was manufactured in 1971.
Of course there is much more modells and much more history about Vanaja, but it´s too hard to try to write something short abut Vanaja, but if you have any question about Vanaja please ask and I´ll anwer it .. and try put some images here too =)
C U
=) Jiipee