Mercedes-Benz L 319

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Mercedes-Benz L 319 as a flatbed truck
Mercedes-Benz L 319 as a flatbed truck
L 319
Manufacturer: Daimler Benz
Sales designation: L 319, O 319, L 406, L 408
Production period: 1955-1968
Previous model: Mercedes-Benz L 1100
Successor: Mercedes-Benz T 2
Technical specifications
Designs: Flatbed trucks , panel vans , minibuses
Engines: Mercedes-Benz M 121 ( Otto )
Mercedes-Benz OM 636 (Diesel)
Mercedes-Benz OM 621 (Diesel)
Power: 32-59 kW
Length: 4720-4730 mm
Width: 1940 mm
Height: 2280 mm
Wheelbase: 2850 mm
Payload: 1.64-1.85 t
Perm. Total weight: 3.6 t
Mercedes-Benz O 319 minibus with roof edge glazing
Mercedes-Benz L 319 as the LF 8 fire engine
Fire engine in side view

The Mercedes-Benz L 319 was a small van from Daimler-Benz with a gross vehicle weight of 3.6 tons. The vehicle, named after its internal construction number, was built from 1955 to 1968 and after the Second World War closed the gap that had emerged in 1941 with the discontinuation of the type L 1100 . The L 319 was the first vehicle to be offered as a Mercedes-Benz “Transporter” and was replaced by the “Düsseldorfer Transporter” ( Mercedes-Benz T 2 ) introduced in 1967 .

Prehistory and classification

Mid-1950s, Daimler-Benz, both in the car - as well as the truck well positioned sub-class, with the Mercedes-Benz passenger car program for commercial use and station wagons and vans ( vans were included). However, the range of purely commercial vehicles only began with the lighter L 3500 and L 311 trucks with a payload of 3.5 tons. Daimler-Benz was not represented in the market segment from 0.8 to 1.5 t payload covered by VW Transporter , Ford FK 1000 , Borgward B 1000/1500 and Opel Blitz .

History of the series

The L 319 was presented at the IAA in September 1955 as a "Schnell-Lastwagen" (not to be confused with the DKW Schnellaster ) below the 7.5-ton class. At first it was only available with the diesel engine from the 180 D car , which developed 43 hp from a 1.8 liter displacement. Later, the gasoline engine from the 180 a with a displacement of 1.9 liters and 65 hp was also available. With a total weight of 3.6 to 3.9 tonnes, the series was designed for a payload between 1.6 and 1.9 tonnes and could be ordered as a box truck , flatbed truck and low bed , as a chassis for external bodies and as a minibus (O 319) . The vehicle, which was new for a vehicle of this class at the time, was designed as a forward control arm with a rounded cab; closed bodies such as box and bus were load-bearing, the flatbeds and chassis with driver's cabs on a ladder frame. The engine was located in the front between the seats; the drive took place on the rear wheels. The technology with rigid axles at the front and rear, as well as leaf springs, was simply designed for the conditions at the time.

production

Initially, they were manufactured in the Daimler-Benz works in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim for the box and flatbed trucks and in Mannheim for the buses. The production was in 1963 in the work of Dusseldorf the Auto Union laid (Note .: from 1958/1959 to 1964 included the Auto Union to Daimler-Benz AG ). In 1963, as part of a reorganization of the model names of the Daimler-Benz truck range, which were supposed to indicate uniform payload and engine power, the L 319 was renamed the L 407 and the L 319 D was renamed the L 405 (4 t with 70 or 50 hp) . The L 406 and L 408 types came onto the market with an addition to the engine range, and their successors initially received the same names. The L 406 has a more powerful diesel engine of the type OM 621 with 40 kW, the 408 has a more powerful M-121 petrol engine with 59 kW.

Market success

The most important competitors of the Mercedes-Benz L 319 were the Opel Blitz and the Hanomag Kurier . Although it was a newcomer to this segment and despite its simple construction and its modest comfort, over 140,000 vehicles were sold. Production ended in 1967; The successor was the even more successful Mercedes-Benz T 2 ("Düsseldorfer Transporter").

Technical specifications

L 319 L 319 D
Construction period 1955 to 1968 (with gasoline engine from 02.1957)
Manufacturer: Daimler Benz
engine M 121 gasoline engine Diesel engine OM 636 (until 1961)
Diesel engine OM 621 (from 1961)
Bore × stroke 85 × 83.6 mm
87 × 83.6 mm (from 1965)
75 × 100 mm (OM 636)
87 × 83.6 mm (OM 621)
Displacement 1897 cm³
1988 cm³ (from 1965)
1767 cm³ (OM 636)
1988 cm³ (OM 621)
rated capacity 48 kW at 4500 min -1 (up to 1961)
50 kW at 4400 min -1 (1961)
59 kW at 5000 min -1 (from 1965)
32 kW at 3500 min -1 (OM 636, and 1961)
37 kW at 4000 min -1 (OM 621, from 1961)
40 kW at 4350 min -1 (OM 621, from 1965)
maximum torque 125 Nm at 2500 min -1 (up to 1961)
129 Nm at 2500 min -1 (1961)
98 Nm at 1500 min -1 (OM 636 to 1961)
108 Nm at 2200 min -1 (OM 621, from 1961)
113 Nm at 2400 min -1 (OM 621, from 1965)
Top speed 95 km / h (until 1961)
100 km / h (from 1961)
110 km / h (from 1965)
80 km / h (until 1961)
90 km / h (from 1961)
95 km / h (from 1965)
Transmission: 4 forward gears, 1 reverse gear
Electrical system: 12 V; 84 Ah
Length Width Height: 4820 mm / 2080 mm / 2365 mm
Wheelbase: 2850 mm (bus, panel van, flatbed truck) or 3600 mm (only flatbed truck or chassis)
Tires: 6.00-16 extra
Empty weight: 1975 kg (box truck)
1825 kg (flatbed truck)
Payload: 1625 kg (box truck)
1775 kg (flatbed truck)
Maximum weight allowed: 3600-3900 kg

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