IFA Horch H3
IFA Horch H3 in the Horch Museum, Germany
Overview
Type	Truck
Manufacturer	VEB HORCH Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau
Also called	IFA H3
Production	1947–1949
Assembly	Soviet occupation zone: Zwickau
Body and chassis
Class	3 t truck
Body style	Short bonnet flatbed lorry
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	IFA H3
Related	Sd.Kfz. 11
Powertrain
Engine	Maybach Hl42 (Otto, 4198 cm3, 73.5 kW)
Transmission	Manual five-speed unsynchronised gearbox
Propulsion	Tyres
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3000 mm
Length	5945 mm
Width	2300 mm
Height	2420 mm
Kerb weight	3900 kg
Chronology
Predecessor	none
Successor	IFA Horch H3A

The IFA Horch H3, also known as IFA H3, is a short bonnet lorry, and the first series production vehicle by East German VEB HORCH Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau, later known as VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. The short-lived H3 was produced from 1947 to 1949 in Zwickau (then Soviet occupation zone); 852 were produced. Several parts used in the H3, most notably the engine, were originally intended to be used for Sd.Kfz. 11 half tracks.^[1]

The IFA Horch H3 is a 3 tonne, two-axle, front engine, rear-wheel drive lorry with a short bonnet. It has a U-profile ladder frame, and leaf sprung axles. The front axle is a rigid dead, the rear axle a rigid live axle. 7.5—20 inch tyres were fitted; the braking system is fully mechanical. A double-disc dry clutch transmits the torque from the six-cylinder Maybach Hl42 otto engine to the five-speed unsynchronised Prometheus gearbox. In its highest gear, the H3 can reach a top speed of 65 km/h.^[2]

Engine specifications

• Engine: Maybach Hl42, straight-six otto, water-cooled
• Fuel system: Downdraught carburetter
• Bore×Stoke, displacement: 90×110 mm, 4198 cm³
• Rater power: 100 PS (73.5 kW) at 3000/min
• Source:^[2]

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