Original page created on 20/09/2011; updated on 03/01/2025.
Brand - Reference
Brekina 36800
Type
Mercedes-Benz L 406D van
Comments
Headlights, rear lights and front indicators are inserted. Mirrors, specific, have no glass. The box is very (too) narrow to receive them. I had to place polystyrene spacers to protect them. The rear tyres go crooked.
The cab layout, finished in grey, is detailed: seats, gear lever, very slim steering wheel, dashboard with dials, ashtray and pocket, etc. The protruding engine bonnet is also visible.
The scale is almost perfectly respected.
History
The Mercedes-Benz L 406 D, known as Düsseldorfer, was produced from 1967 to 1974. It was equipped with an OM 615/22 four-cylinder in-line diesel engine of 2.2 l, 60 hp. The LP 406 D was then replaced by 407 D until 1986.
Attention: the Brekina model, with its black plastic grille including the headlights, dates from 1981. Compare with the picture below, from the forum baumaschinenbilder.de.
Documents:
- Wikipedia article (in German).
- Photos on baumaschinenbilder.de.
- Photos on Wikimedia.
Anonymous photo.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5 040 | 58.0 | 57.9 |
| Width | 2 100 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| Height | 2 550 | 29.3 | 29.3 |
| Wheelbase | 2 950 | 33.9 | 33.6 |
| Front track | ? | 19.6 | |
| Rear track | ? | 17.5 | |
| Wheel diameter | 728 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Tyre width | 215 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
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