The Isotta Fraschini D65 is a truck built in
Italy from 1940 to 1955.
The Milan-based company
Isotta Fraschini (IF), a producer of luxury cars, airplane, and naval engines had acquired through
German
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company
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Diesel
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engines. In 1934 they entered the truck market with the D80 heavy truck and in 1940 launched the D65 which was a commercial success, remaining in production until 1955. It was available as a chassis for special equipment, including buses, by numerous bodies of the time, some of which had Zagato cabins.
Technical information
Two engines were available in the IF D65. A 5330 cc four cylinder diesel producing 78 horsepower at 1900 rpm. and the D65 2/4 got an 80-horsepower gasoline four cylinder.
Military version
The IF D65 started Military service in the Italian Royal Army in 1942 with a standard diesel version. On September 3, 1943 the introduced the petrol version called D65 2/4. After the war, the truck remained in service with the Italian Army until the end of the 1950s.
[The Vehicles of the Army in World War II, Nicola Pignato, Military History (Italian).]
See also
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Isotta Fraschini (the company)
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Isotta Fraschini D80
The Isotta Fraschini D80 (civilian version) is a large truck built in Italy from 1934 to 1955, the Isotta Fraschini D80 NM (military version) was built only in 1935.
History
In the 1930s the Italian company Isotta Fraschini (IF), which sp ...
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References
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Trucks of Italy
Vehicles introduced in 1940
Military trucks of Italy