Planning things is not that difficult, but having time for the project execution is another thing. This way OficinaAberta.com.br intends to, humbly, present some of the models usually seen in the Brazilian roads, mainly by the 70s, one by one. This shows the enthusiasm for the classic ones.

As it always may happen, the lack of documentation about some models makes the Project as slow as hard to accomplish. Somehow, the internet is the blessing of the last times in the way to solve the problem. Nevertheless, the fragmented data and the poor quality of some pictures make difficult the composition of the necessary information for each of the models in the project. The two first studies, done here, to make the Mercedes-Benz models happened many years ago. The first one was intended for the building of the L1313 and L1513 models and the second for a most recent model, the Axor. The current project is more complex and is named, here, The Project “C” of Mercedes-Benz Scale Models. Steel molds have been made to assure the parts shape and to make possible the build of many units.

The Mercedes-Benz L312 was the first chosen model in the project, as it should be, because it was the first model assembled in Brazil. It is a worthy representative of the torpedo Mercedes.

Mercedes-Benz L312 Torpedo

Torpedo body It is a style of automobile body in the beginning of the 20th century. The hood line was raised to the level of the car waist in a straight line from the front to the rear. The truck cabs that follow this aspect are called torpedo also.