Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: — Made for:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-06-23 13:25 |
-- Last edit: 2023-05-30 18:10:08 (opal) |
◊ 2006-06-23 13:48 |
L1113? |
◊ 2006-06-23 15:06 |
That's one of the brazilian or mexican models of MB - with those double lights. |
◊ 2006-06-23 15:14 |
I didn't know those were Brazilian or Mexican. I honestly thought they were German, like the Mercedes-Benz cars. FYI, the dual square headlights were added around 1979, and most truck drivers in America think they're pieces of junk. -- Last edit: 2006-06-23 15:15:18 |
◊ 2006-06-23 15:40 |
Well, the mother company is German. But this grill(e) was never used in Europe AFAIK. This MB series - "Rundhauber" in German - meaning "rounded hood" - was produced in Germany until 1995. It had its peak market share in the 1970s - later it was mainly manfactured for export and for use as fire engine. In more rural countries, those were manufactured even longer and also beefed up with some injections of more modern technology from time to time. The south & latin american factories & licensees produced those trucks a long time, and some Asian ones, too. You will find large numbers of the rounded hood trucks in the Mideast region today, manufactured in license by Iran Khodro in Teheran. They will be phased out slowly in the next years, as Iran Khodro started licensing the Actros series some time ago. Here the look of the corresponding German models: http://www.olafs-fotoseite.de/And090.html http://www.olafs-fotoseite.de/03100408.html -- Last edit: 2006-06-23 15:50:00 |
◊ 2006-06-23 21:04 |
Yes, those two I've seen before in the US. More of the ones on top than on the bottom, although not really any Crew Cabs. |
◊ 2006-06-23 21:44 |
I didnt know they had Ryder trucks in Brazil? |
◊ 2006-06-23 23:50 |
OK, got your point. The movie was filmed in US + Canada. The truck looks like what Mercedes-Benz had in production in their latin/south american factories like Brazil that time. The double lights design seems to appear first in 1982, at last for the Brazilian MB trucks: http://www.daimlerchrysler.com.br/historia/produto/cenhistoriaproduto_1980.htm Link to "www.ocuatrobrasil.com.br" Perhaps Ryder was on shopping tour for new trucks in Brazil that time? -- Last edit: 2006-06-23 23:51:15 |
◊ 2006-06-24 06:15 |
Maybe a L1113 or L1315 But the style of truck is brazilian, all Mercedes Benz Haubers after the Rundhauber, are brazilian designed... See ya! []'s |
◊ 2006-06-24 07:36 |
It has been a global success, a "true star" of lorries production all over the world...present in the 5 continents. Some of them are still in service in french state fleets of fire-engine, or EDF GDF fleets...It's one of my favorite lorry in the Mercedes range |
◊ 2006-06-27 01:04 |
I think this is a later USA version L 1315. The earlier versions of this sold on US had 2 round 'sealed beam' type headlamps but at some point in the early-mid 1980's they charged to this typical US style 4 lamp setup for the remainder of being were sold in USA and as far as I know Canada. |
◊ 2023-05-30 18:45 |
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◊ 2023-05-31 01:18 |
L 1317, then? |
◊ 2023-05-31 14:45 |
Indeed, it has 'L1317 Diesel' script at the bonnet at 4th and 5th thumbnails provided by opal. |
◊ 2023-05-31 14:49 |
There's also a L1315 among them. |