The Ford Ruhr (type G388T) is a truck model that

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manufactured together with its larger sister model Ford Rhein between 1948 and 1958.Hanns-Peter Rosellen: ''Ford-Schritte''. 1. Auflage. Zyklam-Verlag Frankfurt/Main 1987/1988. . S. 44–47''Ford Rhein und Ruhr LKW (G388, G398TS, G618T, G790B,G798B)'' Fomcc.de
/ref> The new truck came as a successor to the Ford V-3000S and was almost exactly the same. It had an in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine with a displacement of 3285 cm³, which developed 52 hp (38 kW). The engine power was passed on to the rear wheels via a four- or five-speed gearbox. All-wheel drive was also available on request. The trucks were usually delivered from the factory with an all-steel driver's cab in gray and a flatbed. The wheelbase was 4013 mm, the payload 3000 kg. From 1952, there were also vehicles with a wheelbase shortened to 3404 mm, with a payload of only 1500 or 2000 kg. They were offered as "express trucks". The Ruhr was only available with a gasoline engine. Even the competitors only partially offered diesel engines, and gasoline engines could also be equipped with wood gasifiers, thus countering the fuel shortage of the post-war period. Later on, gasoline engines were a decisive disadvantage because they consume significantly more fuel (around 17 L/100 km)Lothar Boschen: ''Das große Buch der Ford Typen''. 1. Auflage. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1987. . S. 595–604 than similarly powerful diesel engines. The successor, the FK 2500, was equipped with two-stroke diesel engines.

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