What's the history of the Framo 901-2 and how many were produced?

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The Framo 901-2, produced by East Germany's VEB Barkas-Werke, was manufactured from 1954 to 1961 with a total of **29,455 units** made. It succeeded the post-war V901 series (restarted in 1949) and was rebranded as the Barkas V 901/2 in 1957. Your 1939 model appears to be an earlier, pre-war variant of the Framo utility vehicle, which Frankenberg Motorenwerke pioneered before WWII. Pre-war production numbers are undocumented, but the post-war V901/2 series dominates records. For details: [Barkas V 901/2 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkas_V_901/2).

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