vintage! Tempo Matador | drive it!

After the Second World War, the economic miracle that resurrected Germany had many guises.As the VW-Beetle began to mobilize the masses, many small businesses relied on a robust, small truck for shipments and deliveries. From coal merchants to plumbers and glaziers to greengrocers, Germany's upwardly mobile small businessmen said they could swear by the reliability of the Tempo Matador. A businessman, Oskar Vidal, was already making three-wheeled commercial vehicles in 1928. And in 1950, he created an icon with the hardy, four-wheeled truck, the Matador. In the first years, the vehicle came with four-cylinder, 25 horsepower, VW boxer engines that were placed behind the front axle. When that feature changed, so did the fate of the Matador.

[@am.nishant]

India loved Matador Vans.

[@BarangerBoy]

My friend Eric Parsons of Valley Village California restored this actual truck! I saw it from start to finish, an amazing job done to perfection. The lengths he went to sourcing only the most correct parts, and bringing unobtainable ones back to life is a testament to his tenacity & credibility as a master restorer. He did not drive it more than 4 miles after completion, so it's astonishing to see it cruising around the German countryside! Next up for him is a 1956 DKW Schnellaster van.

[@redreaper-xe6so]

Cool trucks. I like it.

[@nikson1520]

Só Beautiful 😍

[@moyadapne968]

'End of the road'? The three I saw in NZ had 1500cc BMC motors in them. Original.

[@daddyjankie]

*Gastank in the front?! *No Wonder They Named it The killer* 😭

[@featherstone5838]

This was very common with cars in the 50s and early 60s. And yes, fires after small-ish accidents were common too.

[@3bar]

It's cool.

[@fendyhidayat9224]

wow....!!!