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So here are the pictures from the Taufkirchen Firetruck Oldtimer show. It took place on a Saturday early in the morning when the lighting conditions are supposed to be ideal. In this case the sunlight was too strong and it ruined the show for me (from a photographer’s point of view). Because of this some of the images were converted into light HDR’s in order to balance out the negative effects caused by this intense sunlight on the cars.
Most of the machines present were German. The most common trucks came from Mercedes-Benz and Magirus-Deutz. Two Hanomag’s were present and then we moved down into “exotic” department. There were two ultra rare cars from the 1920s and 1930s: a 1928 Opel that served as a firefighting vehicle in Pfarrkirchen (small farmer’s village) well into the late 1960s and a converted Horch sedan (Horch was a luxury brand that together with Maybach and Mercedes-Benz were the top German luxury marques of the 1930s). Two cars and crews made the long trip over from Austria with their Steyr products.
There were some really interesting Mercedes-Benz trucks present. The first two top on my list were two original World War II veterans: an LF-1500 (green) and an L-1500 A “Allrad” (AWD) (red). The LF-1500 was built in March of 1943 and immediately saw service with the Reichsfeuerwehr in Regensburg. The car was amazingly used until 1981 as a firefighting truck. The L-1500 A was built in 1941 and saw service in Berlin throughout World War II. Towards the end of the war a group of fleeing SS soldiers used to car to get to Obersalzburg but had to abandon it near the small village of Piding due to a lack of gasoline. Two farmers from Piding saw an opportunity and managed to hide the car and use it as a firefighting vehicle for their small village.
A total badass was the gigantic 1962 Mercedes-Benz LG 315/46. This beast is powered by a 8300cc 6-cylinder diesel engine with 145-horsepower and was used by the Bundeswehr (German Army) until January 2008 (!). As you can see from the pictures, it’s low, long and massive and looks pretty cool. Top speed is 70 km/h by the way.
This ancient "firetruck" was from 1877. History and heritage baby.
Mercedes-Benz Firetrucks - all in one lane. Beautiful.
1943 Mercedes-Benz LF-1500
1941 Mercedes-Benz L-1500 A "Allrad"
1962 Mercedes-Benz LG 315/46 "Bad Boy"
Veteran drinking a beer, filling that belly with the good stuff...
1939 Dodge WC55 + 1959 Mercedes LAF 31/36 = DaimlerChrysler
End of Part 1
Most of the machines present were German. The most common trucks came from Mercedes-Benz and Magirus-Deutz. Two Hanomag’s were present and then we moved down into “exotic” department. There were two ultra rare cars from the 1920s and 1930s: a 1928 Opel that served as a firefighting vehicle in Pfarrkirchen (small farmer’s village) well into the late 1960s and a converted Horch sedan (Horch was a luxury brand that together with Maybach and Mercedes-Benz were the top German luxury marques of the 1930s). Two cars and crews made the long trip over from Austria with their Steyr products.
There were some really interesting Mercedes-Benz trucks present. The first two top on my list were two original World War II veterans: an LF-1500 (green) and an L-1500 A “Allrad” (AWD) (red). The LF-1500 was built in March of 1943 and immediately saw service with the Reichsfeuerwehr in Regensburg. The car was amazingly used until 1981 as a firefighting truck. The L-1500 A was built in 1941 and saw service in Berlin throughout World War II. Towards the end of the war a group of fleeing SS soldiers used to car to get to Obersalzburg but had to abandon it near the small village of Piding due to a lack of gasoline. Two farmers from Piding saw an opportunity and managed to hide the car and use it as a firefighting vehicle for their small village.
A total badass was the gigantic 1962 Mercedes-Benz LG 315/46. This beast is powered by a 8300cc 6-cylinder diesel engine with 145-horsepower and was used by the Bundeswehr (German Army) until January 2008 (!). As you can see from the pictures, it’s low, long and massive and looks pretty cool. Top speed is 70 km/h by the way.
This ancient "firetruck" was from 1877. History and heritage baby.
Mercedes-Benz Firetrucks - all in one lane. Beautiful.
1943 Mercedes-Benz LF-1500
1941 Mercedes-Benz L-1500 A "Allrad"
1962 Mercedes-Benz LG 315/46 "Bad Boy"
Veteran drinking a beer, filling that belly with the good stuff...
1939 Dodge WC55 + 1959 Mercedes LAF 31/36 = DaimlerChrysler
End of Part 1
