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PEBE Programm 2000 Bausteinbox 703 : Big Truck

Hello vintage building lovers 🚚

This model is a small historical curiosity. The original image does not come from LEGO, but from a PEBE construction set, specifically Bausteinbox 703 from the “Programm 2000” series. PEBE was a European brick manufacturer active in the mid-20th century, producing building toys that followed the same basic stud-and-tube logic that made LEGO System famous.

The illustration shown on the box presents a sturdy three-axle truck, built with very simple geometric shapes and minimal instructions. Like many construction toys of that era, the packaging itself served as the main inspiration for builders, often showing just a single drawing and a couple of small assembly hints.

For this page, I decided to recreate the truck using standard LEGO bricks, carefully studying the original illustration and translating the shapes and proportions into LEGO elements. The result is a LEGO-compatible interpretation of a model that originally belonged to another classic building system.

Below you’ll find my reconstruction of the vehicle, along with building instructions and a complete parts inventory, so you can build this little piece of vintage construction toy history yourself with LEGO bricks.

Instructions

Inventory

Quantity Image Part ID Color Category Part name
Black
Brick
6 Brick 2 x 3 (Black) 3002 Black Brick Brick 2 x 3
Technic
3 Technic, Axle 6L (Black) 3706 Black Technic Technic, Axle 6L
6 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole (Black) 3700 Black Technic Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole
Tire
6 Tire Smooth - Small Solid (Black) 132old Black Tire Tire Smooth – Small Solid
Wheel
6 Wheel with Split Axle Hole (Black) 3482 Black Wheel Wheel with Split Axle Hole
Blue
Brick
4 Brick 1 x 4 (Blue) 3010 Blue Brick Brick 1 x 4
3 Brick 2 x 2 (Blue) 3003 Blue Brick Brick 2 x 2
12 Brick 2 x 3 (Blue) 3002 Blue Brick Brick 2 x 3
6 Brick 2 x 4 (Blue) 3001 Blue Brick Brick 2 x 4
2 Brick 2 x 8 (Blue) 3007 Blue Brick Brick 2 x 8
Slope
2 Slope 45 2 x 2 (Blue) 3039 Blue Slope Slope 45 2 x 2
Red
Brick
1 Brick 1 x 2 (Red) 3004 Red Brick Brick 1 x 2
2 Brick 1 x 4 (Red) 3010 Red Brick Brick 1 x 4
1 Brick 2 x 6 (Red) 2456 Red Brick Brick 2 x 6
Slope
2 Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder (Red) 3048a Red Slope Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder
Trans-Clear
Brick
2 Brick 2 x 4 (Trans-Clear) 3001 Trans-Clear Brick Brick 2 x 4

Full PEBE Programm 2000 Bausteinbox 703