Mercedes-Benz L3000 Side Grill Panel

Description

Mercedes-Benz L3000 Side Grill Panel

L3000 Mercedes -Benz grill panel from the left hand side of the front vehicle cowling.

This piece is in Relic condition but retains some small areas of paintwork (see photo’s),

Found over in Belgium some 12 years ago , has just come over so new to the market.

The Mercedes – Benz was a4x2 -3 tonne rear axle drive truck used by the German forces during WW11, and pwered by a Daimler Benz OM 65/4 74hp 4 cylinder engine, these were used also extensively by the Afrika Korps.

Size of panel is 36 inches x 19 inch

Mercedes-Benz L3000 was a 4×2 3-tonne rear axle drive truck used by Germany in World War II, powered by a Daimler-Benz OM 65/4 74 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine. It was used alongside the Opel Blitz, and proved even more reliable in rough terrain; and was used in all fronts and extensively by the Afrika Korps. It was manufactured in three versions, the L3000, the L3000A, and the L3000S, from 1938 to 1944. When production was discontinued, more than 27,700 L3000 type trucks had been built, making it the most produced Mercedes-Benz truck of World War II.

The L3000 was used in all major theaters of World War II where German forces were deployed, and was also used by civilian fire departments. From 1896, Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft built not only passenger cars, but also light and heavy trucks with a payload of up to 10 t for the civilian and military sectors. The Reichswehr also used 3-ton trucks as a personnel carrier. Daimler-Benz in 1934 produced some off-road test vehicles under the name Mercedes-Benz LG 63, which went on to successful testing as a Mercedes-Benz LG 3000 in mass production and were delivered from 1936 to the Wehrmacht, Reichspost, Reichsbahn and business operations.

Mercedes-Benz L3000 Side Grill Panel