Diesel truck celebrates success in the UK

  • Date
    1 June 1928
  • Description
    British Mercedes-Benz Ltd. in London takes delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz L 5 diesel truck. Following exhaustive tests by the British magazine The Commercial Motor, the Royal Automobile Club awards Daimler-Benz the Dewar Trophy in September that year. The Dewar Trophy is awarded on an annual basis in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of motor vehicle design.
Showroom of British Mercedes-Benz Ltd.
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Showroom of British Mercedes-Benz Ltd.
The famous British Dewar Trophy (for Mercedes-Benz diesel trailer truck).
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Dewar Trophy
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