Detailed Look At The New Mercedes-Benz Museum

[modena_360stradale]

Here is the museum website.
MERCEDES MUSEUM

This is really strange. A unique racing car transpoter from 1955.

Is that a toy model or an actual car?

It's great nonetheless

 

[SDNR]

It is real. Actually, it is a replica of the original; only one was built and it was destoyed long ago, so Mercedes-Benz created an exact replica for the museum

 

[cawimmer430]

Is that a toy model or an actual car?

It's great nonetheless

It did exist.

 

[ree]

This car was real special. In my opinion, it was doing 170 km/h (with "loading") and was produced to transport damaged racingcars.

 

[Alx]

Wicked little thing.... MB always knew what to do...

 

[cawimmer430]

Imagine being a bystander in the mid to late 1950s and seeing this blue truck transport Mercedes' racing cars. You'd be thinking this little truck came from another planet - or from the future!

I'd say the design was pretty radical for its period. The next radical truck to emerge from Mercedes-Benz were the LK series, lovingly referred to as Kurzhaubers (short hood).

Picture and text from my MB Museum Trip...

1960 Mercedes-Benz LK-388 “Kipper”: I love these 'Kurzhauber' (short nose) trucks as I grew up with them. The design was revolutionary as trucks had previously been designed with the wheels in front of the engine, the Kurzhauber broke this tradition. 10,809cc 6-cylinder diesel, 180-horsepower, 75 km/h top speed (47 mph). When my father worked for San Miguel, these were the trucks that delivered the products to the shops. The Kurzhaubers had an incredible 16 year production span from 1960-1976.

 

[SDNR]

I love your very personal enthusiasm for MB Chris; for you, Mercedes is more than just an auto manufacturer ....your life and fondest memories are tied up with Mercedes-Benz. You truly are the epitome of a German car Fan --- not just a car fan who happens to be German

 

[LaArtist]

^ oh so you changed your nick roberto.. ??
i thought it was a new member with 3K posts..lol

 

[SDNR]

^ oh so you changed your nick roberto.. ??

Yes

..and not only that, look at my avatar -- I have become a BMW fanboy

 

[LaArtist]

thats not cool^..lol


There, changed your original sentence to something more acceptable. -CW

 

[modena_360stradale]

thats gay^..lol

Ahahaha!

 

[Merc1]

Yes

..and not only that, look at my avatar -- I have become a BMW fanboy

Well that does it, we're (the MB fanboy club) are done with you.....lol!

M

 

[SDNR]

thats gay^..lol

Well that does it, we're (the MB fanboy club) are done with you.....lol!
M

 

[cawimmer430]

I love your very personal enthusiasm for MB Chris; for you, Mercedes is more than just an auto manufacturer ....your life and fondest memories are tied up with Mercedes-Benz. You truly are the epitome of a German car Fan --- not just a car fan who happens to be German

Thanks, Rob.

As far as I can remember, I always had a thing for Mercedes, even when I was little. My father (who grew up in post-World War II Germany) would tell me stories of how he got to drive his boss' 170D in the late 1950s and early 1960s and later, his boss' 190D Fintail in the late 1960s. This and the fact that you saw all these old Mercedes' around just sucked me right into the brand.

I do like a lot of non-Mercedes' cars, but MB is just my passion.