plastic constructor Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Looking at several pictures of wartime Opel Blitz trucks, there is a forward pointing warning tringle mounted on the cab roof. Am I correct in assuming that this triangle would be raised if a trailer was being towed by that vehicle and would be lowered if the vehicle was operating without a trailer? Also, is there a name for the warning triangle? Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hi, i have always belived this to be the case and was still being used in the seventies but as for the name ? Ashley Looking at several pictures of wartime Opel Blitz trucks, there is a forward pointing warning tringle mounted on the cab roof. Am I correct in assuming that this triangle would be raised if a trailer was being towed by that vehicle and would be lowered if the vehicle was operating without a trailer? Also, is there a name for the warning triangle? Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I don't think there was a name for it, apart from the generic "Warndreieck" (warning triangle). They were sort of dark yellow with a black surround. From the 1930s , they were illuminated for night driving. Their use was dropped in the late 1950s with the introduction of new German traffic laws (Strassenverkehrszulassungsordnung and Strassenverkehrsordnung) (StVZO and StVO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic constructor Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thank folks, I guessed that was how the warning triangle was used but it's good to have confirmation. I'm building a 1/24 model of a 3 Ton Opel Blitz and this will shortly be finished, having the 'Warndreieck' in the lowered position. Once again, many thanks and I'll post a photograph of the model once it's finished. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted170 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 A little old thread, but wasn't it called Anhängerdreieck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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