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Truck of the Day : June 18, 2014; Norev '55 Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter
Topic Started: Jun 18 2014, 02:05 AM (889 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day comes from 250 TR's collection, and is Norev's 1955 Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter.


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Ready in mid-1954, the blue aerodynamic Renntransporter truck was mainly used for special duties - like getting a racing car as fast as possible to the track after some last-minute adjustments or to bring a damaged car to the garage in order to cut down on the repair time. Its looks brought so much success that at one time it even battled for newspaper headlines with the actual racing cars it was built to haul. At the end of 1955 it was even borrowed to conduct a tour through America, to be featured in a number of car shows. The vehicle's unusually streamlined body created tonnes of controversy as to what its top speed actually was, until someone painted "Top speed 105 mph" on one of the rear fenders.



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Mercedes-Benz Renntransporter


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I love vintage race cars and have a big soft spot for the often crazy transporters that they used to haul them. I had been dying for someone to make this in 1/64 for years but didn't think anyone would ever actually do it. It is such a strangely cool and weirdly awesome truck and I'm very glad that Norev decided to make it. Now if someone would only make the Fiat Bartoletti transporter used by Ferrari around that same time!



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After a small stint of doing special jobs which helped the road-testing of prototype cars, the world's fastest racing car transporter was finally scrapped in December 1967. Since there weren't any plans available for the vehicle's construction, its legend remained forgotten until 1993, when Mercedes-Benz Classics decided to rebuild it based on all the classic photos and old information that could be gathered. Expert builders spent almost 6000 hours of work and after seven long years the Renntransporter was finally rebuilt from scratch. The resulting car has now found a place in the new Mercedes-Benz Museum, hauling a 300 SLR for eternity.



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Guntownal
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Very cool truck!!! I had to get one after seeing one posted here awhile back.


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juantoo3
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Ooooooh!!! :drool: :drool: :drool:
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ivantt
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Oh, wow, that is such a cool diecast!!!!
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a dream race truck,but better with the silver stromlinien car from mercedes,also from norev,many thanks,a highlight
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I agree, the W196 Stromline makes for a great pair with the truck!
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yes looks so much better,many thanks for this top picture and threat,thanks from Austria
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