1942 Mercedes-Benz L3000S Box-Van | The National Military History Center | RM Sotheby's

Lot 127

The National Military History Center

1942 Mercedes-Benz L3000S Box-Van

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$32,000 USD | Sold

United States | Auburn, Indiana

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0660121941
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Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart-Unterturkheim

Production Year: 1942

Engine: Daimler-Benz OM65/4, 4.8-liter, 75-hp, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, diesel

Transmission: 5F1R

Brakes: Hydraulic

Length: 22-feet, 6-inches

Width: 7-feet, 6-inches

Height: 9-feet, 7-inches (to top of box van)

Weight: Approximately 6-3/4-tons (loaded)

Armor: None

Armament: None

Maximum speed: Approximately 50-mph

Wheelbase: 170-inches

Markings: German 2nd Fallschirmjaeger (paratrooper) Division, Ramcke Brigade

The Mercedes-Benz L3000S, 4x2, 3-ton represents one of several different manufacturers’ standardized military truck models that were developed from guidelines established by the Schell-Program. In 1938, General Adolf von Schell, Director of Motorization for the Wehrmacht (German military), proposed to cut back procurement of vehicles of all types to just a few standard chassis (from 113 to 30).Truck models were reduced to classes of 1, 1-1/2, 3, 4-1/2 and 6-1/2-tons, most with a basic 4x2 (S-Type) and a 4x4 (A-Type) version. The Mercedes-Benz L3000S began production in 1938. An A-type version (4x4) was also produced beginning in 1940. The Mercedes-Benz L3000s were not as popular with the German troops as the Opel Blitz (Lightning) 3-ton series. The reliability and cross-country ability of the L3000 was inferior to the Opels. The versatile box-van body, as displayed, was used in numerous roles including workshop, laundry, laboratory, command caravan, radio van, cipher office, ambulance or dozens of other uses. The van body was constructed of wood and pressed cardboard as an economy measure. 7,400 of the 16,000 L3000s built were of the box-van body type.

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