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Henschel HS12HLV – heavy commercial vehicle from the Kassel manufacturer: six-cylinder engine, 5,477 kg kerb weight, 5,200 mm wheelbase, 2,420 mm width, four wheels, built 1965
Henschel was a German manufacturer of lorries, buses and locomotives based in Kassel, and for much of the twentieth century represented heavy and medium-heavy commercial vehicles on the German market. Going by its figures, the HS12HLV belongs to the heavier end of that range.
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The HS12HLV is powered by a six-cylinder engine. Its kerb weight alone is 5,477 kg, well above what an ordinary light van weighs. The wheelbase measures 5,200 mm, the width 2,420 mm, and the vehicle rides on four wheels.
With a kerb weight of 5,477 kg on its own, the HS12HLV belongs to the class of heavy lorries rather than the class of light vans up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight. Its long 5,200 mm wheelbase combined with a 2,420 mm width left room for extensive bodywork of the kind needed in long-haul commercial transport and construction-site work in the 1960s.
When buying such an old heavy lorry used, the condition of the frame, suspension and drivetrain matters most, since decades of working use often leave considerable wear. Corrosion on load-bearing chassis parts is a key check point on a vehicle of this age, particularly around cross-members and mounting points for the cab and any body fitted. Spare parts for a six-cylinder engine of this origin and vintage can now practically only be sourced through specialists in historic commercial vehicles, and even then often as reconditioned rather than new parts.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells HS12HLV
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