With the spin-off of Daimler Trucks from its former parent Mercedes-Benz this year came a move of historic trucks to a new location and a glimpse into the company's history.
Daimler's Historic Trucks
The “New Generation” in 1973 brought a new and clearly structured model range to the previously somewhat unstructured heavy-duty truck offerings.
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This Mercedes-Benz LP 333 from 1960 was known as a “millipede” due to its two steerable front axles.
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For many years, the so-called spur gear hub drive was the conventional two-stage transmission system used on the rear axle of heavy-duty construction trucks.
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Daimler Truck also recently highlighted some of its historic construction trucks.
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Mercedes-Benz has been building construction trucks for many years. The biggest tipper in the pre-war era was the three-axle LK 10,000.
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Daimler Truck transferred the first batch of historical Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles and parts of its truck and bus archive to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, Germany, at the end of November.
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Daimler Truck’s collection encompasses around 130 vehicles.
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This Mercedes-Benz LP 608 was the first truck produced at the Wörth plant in 1965.
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Mercedes-Benz L 5000 built in 1949.
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