Payload optimisation in the year 1966: Jörg Bertgen’s LP 1413 as a tanker
Classic vehicles
Jörg Bertgen found an LP 1413 in Austria and discovered that not only was the base vehicle a genuine rarity, but the unusual tank construction from the company Strüver was as well.
The series.
This forward-control truck, which, from 1959, was built simultaneously to the short-hood trucks, was equipped with cabs produced at the same plant. As usual, the L in the designation stands for “Lastwagen” (“truck”), while the P stands for “Pullman” – inspired by the flowing lines of Pullman trains of the inventor George Mortimer Pullman.
Strüver delivered the first tanker on the basis of a Mercedes‑Benz LP 327 in 1963 under the name “Stuttgart”. For tankers in particular, payload was already an important topic as early as the 1950s and 1960s.
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Allzeit Gute Fahrt Tolles Fahrzeug 👋👍😎
Allzeit Gute Fahrt Tolles Fahrzeug 👋👍😎