This trip posed a formidable challenge – a test drive that pushed man and machine to the limit! 1965 witnessed the historical prototype covering 7,018 kilometres between Munich and Kabul – a stunning feat. WIKING has miniaturised this road train with the utmost devotion to history and the original. This time miniaturised by the traditional model makers as a 1:87 scale model, the red Magirus road train boasts a history that is nothing short of remarkable. After unveiling the cab-over-engine generation at the IAA auto show in 1963, proclaiming a new era of long-distance transport, the managers in charge at the Magirus lorry manufacturer in Ulm subjected the newcomer to a gruelling endurance test in 1965. On March 8, both the tractor unit of the Magirus 235 D 22 and the two-axle tipper semi-trailer made by C. Blumhardt Fahrzeugwerke in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel embarked on their trip to Kabul across imponderable territory. Fully laden at 20 tonnes, the semi-trailer followed a then colossal trek of lorries from Munich to Kabul, which also comprised ten additional Magirus 200 D 16 square hoods. Fully laden as well, these vehicles were headed to the large construction site of the Mahipar power plant near Kabul.

Driver's cab blood orange, interior tent grey. Chassis, Cardan part as well as double fenders and wheel rims light grey. Tail lights carmine red. Anthracite grey radiator grille with silver ornamental strip. Front Magirus logo painted silver, Transeuropa lettering imprinted white. Deutz lettering imprinted silver. Bumper and fenders hand-painted light grey. Indicators in signal orange. Headlamps hand-painted silver. Semi-trailer with Blumhardt tipper and tailgate blood orange. Side imprint with lettering Europe and Blumhardt logo along with Asia Germany lettering, but also with a notice about the route Austria, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria plus Magirus logo. Also, notice about the test drive Turkey-Iran-Afghanistan. Tail lights imprinted red.