Trucking Milestones: 1976 – the 2632 kept the streets at the Olympics free of snow and ice

In the early 1970s, Denver in the US state of Colorado was preparing for the XII Olympic Winter Games, until the majority of the population voted against the event in a referendum. The International Olympic Committee had no choice but to reopen applications for the games. The honour was awarded to Innsbruck, which had already been the host of the games in 1964. Even back then, Mercedes‑Benz had been involved. Reason enough for the organisers in Tyrol to make Mercedes‑Benz the “official snow-removal service” again in 1976.

In Stuttgart, this challenge was gladly accepted, but of course also with the intention of demonstrating what the appropriately equipped dump trucks and Unimogs could do. Around 30 vehicles made their way to Innsbruck, including the new generation of the 2632 K/6×4. The three-axle vehicle had plenty of power to transport masses of snow. But the somewhat smaller 1719 was also in action.