Military government permits production of 170 V delivery vehicles

Date:
16 August 1945
Description:
Daimler-Benz is granted temporary permission by the American military government to produce an 0.75-tonne delivery vehicle based on the 170 V. In December the production permit for pickups, police vehicles and ambulances is extended for a year.

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Mercedes Benz 170 V W 136, 38 hp, panel van, built between 1946 and 1949

Mercedes Benz 170 V W 136, 38 hp, Platform truck, built between 1946 and 1949

Mercedes-Benz 170 V Ambulance in the first version with the simple Hägele cab, but by now equipped with larger headlights. An emergency patient can be transported on a stretcher in the back. The door in the box wagon can be used to access the seat of an accompanying person.