Sacco boards

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1979 the first vehicle with "Sacco boards": the Mercedes-Benz W 126

As Sacco boards are as a style element in special side moldings Mercedes vehicles referred to in the 1980s and 1990s, which are guided around the body design of the bumpers. They are named after the designer Bruno Sacco .

The "Sacco boards" were introduced in 1979 with the W 126 series . At that time, most vehicles were still equipped with massive, mostly chrome-plated bumpers, and the plastic aprons used as bumpers on the W 126 took some getting used to. For many, it took even more getting used to the fact that the design of these plastic aprons was optically continued on the side of the vehicle. The term “Sacco-Boards” was used rather mockingly at first.

Over time, the "Sacco boards" were accepted by buyers' tastes and, as part of a model update, were also introduced in other models that were previously equipped with normal side protection strips. These include the W 201 (1988) and W 124 (1989) series. During this time, new model series came onto the market with "Sacco boards". These include the R 129 (1989), W 140 (1991), C 140 (1992) series.

The subsequent series were no longer equipped with "Sacco boards", but their use only ended after 21 years in 2001 with the discontinuation of the R 129 series .

Examples

  • W201 to 1988 with side protection strips

  • W201 from 1988 with Sacco boards

  • W124 T-model up to 1989 with side protection strips

  • W124 T-model from 1989 with Sacco boards

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