{{short description|1950s German van or pickup truck}} {{Infobox automobile | name = Gutbrod Atlas 800 | image = Gutbrod Atlas 800, Baujahr 1950 (2).jpg | caption = | manufacturer = Calw division of Gutbrod Motorenbau G.m.b.H. | aka = | production = 1950 – 1954 | model_years = | assembly = | designer = | class = | body_style = panel van or pickup truck | layout = RR layout | platform = | related = | engine = 576 cc two cylinder two-stroke engine | transmission = 3-speed gearbox | propulsion = | wheelbase = {{convert|2200|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|4150|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} flatbed<br />{{convert|3000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} panel van | width = {{convert|1850|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} flatbed<br />{{convert|1750|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} panel van | height = {{convert|1800|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|910|-|1710|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} or<br/>{{convert|975|-|1775|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | predecessor = | successor = none | sp = us }}
The '''Gutbrod Atlas''' was a light panel van or pickup truck made by the Calw division of Gutbrod Motorenbau G.m.b.H.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/1950/08/der-gutbrod-atlas|title=Der Gutbrod-Atlas|website=ZEIT ONLINE|language=de|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRCuBgAAQBAJ|title=Ein Jahrhundert Automobiltechnik: Nutzfahrzeuge|last=Fersen|first=Olaf v|date=2013-07-29|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=9783662011195|language=de}}</ref> In 1950, its series production started in Calw, Germany. The vehicle's maximum permissible payload was either 700, 800, or 1000 kg. Top speed was 70 km/h (44 mph) with a fuel consumption of 9.8 l/100 km (24 mpg US); the fuel had an oil/gasoline ratio of 1:25. The Atlas was fitted with a 27-liter fuel tank.
The pilot production commenced in late 1949. Only in front did the vehicle have shock absorbers. A 400 mm steering wheel in with a 11:1 steering ratio was used. The Atlas has a 6 volts starter motor and a 75 Ah battery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldievan.de/html/body_atlas_800_1949.html|title=Atlas 800 1949|website=www.oldievan.de|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref> Tires with a size of 5.50×16" were used. The vehicle's turning radius was 9.6 m (31.5 ft).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldievan.de/html/gutbrod_atlas_800_1950_-2-.html|title=Gutbrod Atlas 800 1950 (2)|website=www.oldievan.de|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldievan.de/html/gutbrod_atlas_800_1950.html|title=Gutbrod Atlas 800 1950|website=www.oldievan.de|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> The doors used were suicide doors, making the vehicle look very similar to its competitors Tempo Matador / Wiking and Goliath GV800. The VW T1 also competed the marked.
The following variations were produced: * Atlas 800, January 1950 – February 1953 * Atlas 800/H, February 1953 – Mid 1954 * Atlas 1000, June 1951 – Mid 1954 * Atlas 1000/3, February 1953 – Mid 1954 * Atlas 700, June 1953 – Mid 1954<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard-gutbrod.de/Typen_-_Kompass/Mehrspurfahrzeuge/mehrspurfahrzeuge.html|title=Mehrspurfahrzeuge|website=www.standard-gutbrod.de|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>
In April 1954, Gutbrod went bankrupt, and the vehicle production came to an end.<ref name="Lintelmann">Reinhard Lintelmann: ''Die Motorroller und Kleinwagen der fünfziger Jahre'' 3. Auflage, Verlag Walter Podszun, Brilon 1995, {{ISBN|3-86133-136-5}}, p. 59–62</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN5EDOkzbf0 1950 Gutbrod Atlas 800 Pritsche - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2016], Automobile Classics, YouTube, 12 October 2016
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