The Pegaso 2331 is a heavy lorry from the numbered range with which ENASA filled the Spanish market from the 1960s to the 1980s. Pegaso built its own engines and cabs and, at its peak, turned out more than 26,000 vehicles a year.
Pegaso 2331 at a glance
| Maker | ENASA, Barcelona and Madrid |
|---|---|
| Marque | Pegaso |
| Model number | 2331 |
| Type | heavy commercial vehicle |
| Owner | ENASA until 1990, then Iveco |
| Marque production | over 350,000 vehicles, 1946–1990 |
| Peak year | more than 26,000 vehicles in 1974 |
| Factories | Barcelona, Madrid (Barajas), Valladolid |
| Engines | Pegaso’s own, up to 352 hp in the top models |
The Pegaso 2331 is not covered individually by any Wikipedia article; this page uses the English and Spanish articles on the marque only.
History of the Pegaso 2331
ENASA was founded in 1946 on the automotive remains of Hispano-Suiza, with Wifredo Ricart, formerly of Alfa Romeo, as technical director. Its lorries kept the Hispano-Suiza 66-G as a starting point but were sold under a new name, Pegaso, and soon covered the whole Spanish market from light vans to heavy tractors.
The 2331 belongs to the numbered series in which Pegaso encoded body type and weight class. Because the company designed its own engines and cabs, its lorries shared a family resemblance across the range, and operators chose between numbers rather than between rival engineering philosophies.
Production peaked in 1974 at over 26,000 vehicles, and the marque exported to Benelux, Venezuela and Cuba. In 1990 the Spanish state sold ENASA to Iveco, which retired the Pegaso name during the 1990s.
Design and features
- Heavy-duty design: a lorry of the larger numbered class in the Pegaso catalogue.
- In-house engineering: Pegaso engines and cabs rather than bought-in components.
- National service network: the size of the Pegaso range kept parts and mechanics available across Spain.
- Long service life: many of these lorries worked for decades, and survivors are now kept by enthusiasts.
Pegaso 2331 versions
- 2331: the model described on this page.
- Sister numbers: other designations in the same block covered different bodies and axle layouts.
Nearby numbers are covered in the 2000 series and the 3060; the full marque is under Pegaso.
Video: Una vuelta con el 2331 de Quique
Video by pegaso1223 on YouTube.
Sources
- Pegaso, English Wikipedia: history, production, engines
- Pegaso, Spanish Wikipedia: ENASA, plants, sale to Iveco
