The Mercedes-Benz OF series of truck platforms are omnibus chassis with front engine, drum brakes, spring suspension, produced by Mercedes-Benz in Argentina and Brazil for the market South American. Depending on the model, they can be for urban or interurban use of short or medium distance since they are basic platforms of high floor. The abbreviation OF stands for omnibus front-mounted engine «front engine bus».
History
The Mercedes-Benz OF chassis represented the continuity of the front engine buses LO 1114 and OC 1214, the latter sharing the characteristic of being front and rear. not semifrontal like the first ones.
In the city of Buenos Aires were widely used during much of the 1980s and some years of the 90', discontinued in 1993 after the new regulations in Buenos Aires, which prohibited the use of motor forward in urban buses, [1] However, they are still widely used in other Argentine markets.
Mercedes-Benz OF Chassis (1982 - present)
Here are some models of this Mercedes-Benz chassis series for the body of a bus:
Sources:[2][3][4]Camión Argentino Mercedes-Benz OF 1621, datos técnicos</ref>[5]
- ↑ www.camionargentino.com Mercedes-Benz OF 1214 - Accessed on 04/10/2012
- ↑ www.autotexnika.ru/catalog/mercedes Chassis for bus bodies- Consultado el 10/04/2012
- ↑ www.mercedes-benz.com.ar Mercedes-Benz Argentina Buses - Accesed the 10/04/2012
- ↑ www.mercedes-benz.com.br Mercedes-Benz Brazil Ônibus Urbanos - Accesed the 10/04/2012
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