Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

Sound of the minibus Barkas B1000 engine parking in the street in Střížkov. The van was built in a factory on the site of the former plant of the Framo company in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz).The business had subsequently been nationalized by the GDR government. B1000 production started in 1961 and continued until 1991. Originally the van was powered by the 45 horsepower three cylinder, two stroke DKW derived engine found also in contemporary Wartburg. Shortly before production ceased, the model designation was changed to B1000/1, and the old engine was replaced by a 1.3 four-stroke engine manufactured under licence from Volkswagen.