05/06/2026
Did you know?
Due to laws at the time, trucks were not allowed to exceed a certain length, but with customers not yet ready for a space‑saving cab-behind-engine design, Mercedes-Benz engineers created the L 322 series, where the engine pushed slightly into the cab. This allowed the trucks to remain compliant, whilst ensuring happy customers, so much so that this design, created in 1959, was still produced in some countries into the 1990s.
The epitome of robustness – and a true icon of the transport industry.