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31-Jul-2020 Dan Greenberg

Mercedes 508D

Peyton, CO

I often run into really unusual things like this at this salvage yard. This is the type of vehicle that is very common in Europe and other parts of the world, but definitely not the US. I have no idea what year it is since they basically looked the same since the 1970's, I think. They are used for all sorts of things including campers and in this case, a fire rescue vehicle or ambulance that came from Warburg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.


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Marcia Rules01-Oct-2020 13:39
It looks like half fire truck and half.....of something else!
Tom Beech01-Oct-2020 12:30
Very rare catch in the US.. someone should rescue this one for restoration..
pkocinski01-Oct-2020 12:14
Hmmm... how and why would this end up in Colorado?
Viviane01-Oct-2020 10:46
How on earth did it end up there?
danad01-Oct-2020 08:04
A stunning find ! Even in Europe I haven't seen often this kind of Mercedes. V.
Gill Kopy01-Oct-2020 03:40
Trust Mercedes to come up with such a practical vehicle - we ran into similar vehicles doing the Cairo to Cape Town run.
Raymond Ma01-Oct-2020 03:37
What a neat find. The story of how it ended up here must be interesting. I notice blue sirens are the norm in Europe it seems . V
Glenn D.01-Oct-2020 01:15
With a little bit of love it could be your car-shootin'-mobile.
Range View 30-Sep-2020 23:50
Looks like it would make a great converted camper with that side shutter door.
This is a splendid unusual find Dan.
David.
Graeme30-Sep-2020 23:14
A great shot of this old fire engine/ambulance.V