Mercedes-Benz Type 1113 short bonnet in original colour by aRi F. Huber

The round bonnets were built from 1959-1995 and this type 1113 from 1967 and modified accordingly by Metz (often fire engines and others).

In 1959 completely new vehicles appeared in the light and medium weight class. They were designed as short bonnets, i.e. the engine was no longer located completely in front of the cab, but was pushed into it. The vehicles could be built much shorter than before.

The construction was very successful. The vehicles were delivered almost everywhere except North America and the socialist countries and some of them are still on the road under extreme conditions (heat, dust, bad roads, overloading). The official sales in Germany ended in 1977, for export and for special vehicles (for example for fire brigades and technical relief organization) the short bonnets were still produced. Outside the official sales program the vehicles could be ordered in Germany until 1982. In South America, the short-hood trucks were still in the range until the end of the 1990s. On request, small series were also produced several times in Germany until 1995.

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I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, motorcycles and trucks of recent times, when they have particularly beautiful shapes, curves and somehow tempt to dream and drive like a BMW Z8. I find these automotive beauties not only in museums, but also in specialized workshops for vintage cars, with collectors who have invited me to photograph their classics or often in dark, dusty sheds and halls or simply parked at the roadside.

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