Production chronology1961–1988
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗28 years
← Barkas
Barkas / Model record
BarkasB1000
Production1961–1988
Recorded originGermany
Classcommercial vehicle
Background
The Barkas B 1000 is a forward control van made by East German manufacturer Barkas from 1961 to 1988, in Chemnitz. It was made in multiple body styles: a van, a minibus seating eight, and a pickup truck. Special-purpose vehicles based on the B 1000 were made as well.
Text adapted from “Barkas B 1000” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1966–1975
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗10 years