Mercedes-Benz LO Metalpar [L59]

Mercedes-Benz LO [L59] in Los 80, TV Series, 2008-2014 Ep. 02.04

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: RCH

Background vehicle

Author	Message
rjluna2 ◊ 2016-09-22 19:33	Is this with Mercedes-Benz chassis?
Exiv96 ◊ 2016-09-22 22:20	It does look like a Mercedes truck. And isn't Metalpar argentinean ?
Ddey65 ◊ 2016-09-23 02:25	It does look like a Mercedes-Benz L59-based truck.
AndresRCH ◊ 2016-09-23 03:43	Is a Mercedes-Benz engine, and is not an Argentine Metalpar, is a Chilean Metalpar, the factory is called "Metalurgica Paredes" and the factory is located in Camino a Melipilla, Santiago, Chile, and Argentines are marked "El Detalle" known here as "Las Pininas" and also based on chassis Mercedes Benz
rjluna2 ◊ 2016-09-23 03:56	The only thing I can find in Spanish Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalpar
AndresRCH ◊ 2016-09-23 07:49	As Wikipedia says, was established in 1966, the founder is Fernando Paredes, who also build bodies for city buses, had a race car called "El Escorpion" and which ran in the golden era of Chilean racing cars. as the mid-90s, he placed a subsidiary in Argentina, where it makes buses for that country, but Metalpar Chile and Metalpar Argentina are two very different things. But the Chilean Companies is without Argentinean