IPV
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IPV is a Spanish brand of all-wheel-drive trucks, based in Pontenova, province of Lugo, Spain
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IPV parent company, Mafsa, started in 1965 as a joint-venture of three local automotive workshops which had been during years re-conditioning ex-Spanish Civil War
light 4x4 trucks, mostly of Italian OM
manufacture, and fitting them with diesel engines.
First Mafsa product was a narrow-width truck, with a very elementary cab and a choice of Barreiros
or Perkins engines, specifically designed for North-western Spain logging industry, and nicknamed carroceta.
As Mafsa had no sales network, the carrocetas were only sold from the plant. Nevertheless they were quite successful, and allowed Mafsa to expand into more general purpose 4x4 trucks, which were specially in demand for fire-fighting and construction off-road applications; to appoint a few dealers around Spain and therefore eventually to become a truck maker worthy of the name.
By then the trade mark was Mafsa itself, but in 1972 it was switched to IPV.
IPV model range grew gradually up to 270-hp and 24-ton GW, while OEM engines switched to MAN and a new more modern-looking and comfortable cab was used. Specially interesting were a bi-modal (road/railway
) model and a dockside tractor to pull semi-trailer
s along short distances.
IPV went into receivership in October 2006, and it seems that vehicle production will be stopped in short term.
Spain
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IPV parent company, Mafsa, started in 1965 as a joint-venture of three local automotive workshops which had been during years re-conditioning ex-Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
light 4x4 trucks, mostly of Italian OM
Officine Meccaniche
Officine Meccaniche or OM was an Italian car and truck manufacturing company, founded in 1899 in Milan as Societa Anonima Officine Meccaniche...
manufacture, and fitting them with diesel engines.
First Mafsa product was a narrow-width truck, with a very elementary cab and a choice of Barreiros
Barreiros (manufacturer)
Barreiros was a Spanish manufacturer of engines, trucks, buses, tractors and automobiles.-Barreiros Diesel:The company was founded in 1954 as Barreiros Diesel S.A. by Eduardo Barreiros and based in Madrid...
or Perkins engines, specifically designed for North-western Spain logging industry, and nicknamed carroceta.
As Mafsa had no sales network, the carrocetas were only sold from the plant. Nevertheless they were quite successful, and allowed Mafsa to expand into more general purpose 4x4 trucks, which were specially in demand for fire-fighting and construction off-road applications; to appoint a few dealers around Spain and therefore eventually to become a truck maker worthy of the name.
By then the trade mark was Mafsa itself, but in 1972 it was switched to IPV.
IPV model range grew gradually up to 270-hp and 24-ton GW, while OEM engines switched to MAN and a new more modern-looking and comfortable cab was used. Specially interesting were a bi-modal (road/railway
Road-rail vehicle
A road–rail vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle that can be legally used on both roads and rails. Combining the words "highway" and "rail", one is often referred to as a hi-rail truck or just hi-rail, sometimes spelled high-rail, HiRail or Hy-rail. They are normally converted rubber-tired road...
) model and a dockside tractor to pull semi-trailer
Semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor, a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer...
s along short distances.
IPV went into receivership in October 2006, and it seems that vehicle production will be stopped in short term.