Magirus

Conrad Dietrich Magirus 1824-1895 Born in Ulm, in the Danube valley West Germany.

The founder of 'Magirus Feuerwehrwerke' Ulm, he started the manufacture of firefighting vehicles in 1864. In 1916 he started the production of Trucks and Buses.

These vehicles developed a reputation for high engineering standards, enabling them to operate under the most demanding and arduous conditions in the world.

This company also invented the turntable ladder,as Magirus Leiter, and this quickly became an essential item of Fire Brigade equipment all over the world

The logo of Magirus was a stylised 'M' with three sharp points to represent the three towers of the cathedral in the city of Ulm.

In 1975 Magirus was purchased by Iveco who carried on producing some of Magirus' trucks for a short while under the name of 'Iveco Magirus' before being abandoned completely.

Most trucks from Magirus are also known as 'Magirus Deutz' because the aircooled engine came from the factory of Deutz AG. These engines are still being sold for agricultural and nautical use.