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30-450: The original Auto Union F 1000-L was presented in 1963. It was also marketed as a DKW, sometimes with both badges, and later also as the IMOSA-DKW. It was originally available in three different versions: cargo van, passenger van with windows, and chassis with cab. A variety of other bodystyles also appeared over the years, including a double-cab truck and a thirteen-seat microbus. The name

60-594: A van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962. Alongside the DKW F89 passenger car, it was the first vehicle to be manufactured by the new Auto Union conglomerate in Ingolstadt following the re-establishment of the business in West Germany . The model name Schnellaster translates from German to English as Rapid Transporter. The Schnellaster is of a one box or monospace configuration featuring front wheels set forward in

90-673: A 26.8% share. Volkswagen pulled out of the Spanish operation in November 1976, and Mercedes-Benz took a 42.7 percent interest in MEVOSA. Anticipating Volkswagen's absence, the F1000 was redesigned and renamed the Mercedes-Benz N ;1000 in 1975. This was only available with the 1.8-liter diesel engine as the two-stroke had been discontinued earlier. The bodywork was modified at the front and rear, with

120-498: A flat loading floor only 40 cm (16 in) off the ground. It was also fitted with a large single rear door fitted to hinges on the right-hand side. The van was also produced in Vitoria , Spain , by subsidiary Industrias del Motor S.A. (IMOSA) from 1954. In Spain, DKW became a common term for any van, and is still used today. The Spanish subsidiary also produced a modern successor with all new bodywork, introduced in 1963 and called

150-511: A licensed version of the naturally aspirated 2.9L OM602 I5 motor from Mercedes mated to a 5 speed manual transmission while the MB100 and MB140 used a licensed Mercedes M111 2.3L petrol engine mated to a 5 speed as well. There were both van and minibus versions with the bus versions having sliding windows, rear concealed air conditioning in the ceiling and convenience lights for the comfort of passengers. In some markets, for example Singapore , there

180-518: A new company called CISPALSA ( Compañia Hispano Alemana de Productos Mercedes-Benz, S.A. ) in February 1969. Neither of the two Spanish-German subsidiaries, however, was very successful. In June 1972 the two German manufacturers merged their operations into a new company called MEVOSA ( Compañía Hispano Alemana de Productos Mercedes-Benz y Volkswagen, S.A. , the "German-Spanish Company for Manufacturing Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Products"), of which each held

210-690: A rear-wheel-drive chassis, using the 3-litre BD30 direct injection diesel engine from Nissan. In 1999, DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific introduced the MB100 and the MB140 (Model type 661), a larger derivative of the MB100, to the Australian and Pacific markets. These vans were manufactured under licence by the SsangYong Motor Company , which also made a rebadged version called the SsangYong Istana . The Pacific market MB100D and MB140D both used

240-512: A wider lower grille with the three-pointed star and new, larger, upright taillights similar to those used on the Volkswagen Type 2 . The dashboard was redesigned, fully upholstered and with a new plastic steering wheel. The four-speed transmission was now fully synchronized, while the maximum power of the OM636 engine was increased to 47 PS (35 kW) at 3500 rpm. From 1976 there was also

270-517: Is 60 CV (44 kW; 59 hp) DIN. In 1974 the Frontalito was updated and was now called the SM ;81. Mercedes-Benz MB100 The Mercedes-Benz MB100 (Model type 631) is a light commercial cabover van ( M ) made by Mercedes-Benz España S.A. from 1981 to 1996 at their Vitoria-Gasteiz factory in northern Spain . The third generation model was manufactured by SsangYong alongside

300-580: The BMC Mini plus most modern cars. The van included a trailing arm rear suspension system incorporating springs in the cross bar assembly. The modern layout featured a prewar two-cylinder 700 cc two-stroke engine of the DKW F8 rated at 20 hp (22 hp after 1952). In 1955 the van received the DKW F9 's three cylinder unit with 900 cc, producing 32 hp (24 kW). The van's layout enabled

330-588: The DKW F1000 L van there. The F1000 L was a development of the DKW Schnellaster , but with a Mercedes-Benz diesel engine instead of the original DKW two-stroke petrol engine . This was further developed into the Mercedes-Benz N1300 , which then became the original MB100-series after yet another facelift. Elements of Fissore's original trapezoidal design for Auto Union were still evident, for instance in

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360-578: The DKW F1000 L . This van started with the three-cylinder 981 cc two-stroke DKW engine, but later received a Mercedes-Benz Diesel engine and was finally renamed a Mercedes-Benz in 1975. The Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus assembled a series of ten Schnellasters in Karis , Finland, at the turn of November 1956. The vehicle was branded Donau-Sisu . The bodies were welded in Finland by use of fixtures delivered from West Germany. Welding of

390-556: The N ;1300 with a 1,300 kg (2,866 lb) payload and the larger, 2-liter OM615 Mercedes-Benz diesel engine. In September 1980 the N ;1300 was succeeded by the rebodied Mercedes-Benz MB100 and MB130, which later was to become the first vehicle in this series to be offered in Northern Europe. DKW Schnellaster The DKW Schnellaster , also known as the DKW F89 L , was

420-507: The 2.4 litre OM616 diesel four-cylinder making about 72 PS (53 kW), an engine also used in the Mercedes Benz 207D. This was later uprated to 75 PS (55 kW). Also it has two versions by AMG — with inline-4 2.4-liter turbocharged OM616 engine (95 hp) and with inline-5 3.0-liter turbocharged OM617 (120-127 hp). Later, a 2.9-liter inline-five diesel was added, as were petrol four-cylinder options after 1996. The AMG version

450-763: The Auto Union Combi, Pickup, Furgón (van) and Ambulance after producing the Schnellaster for 10 years. The factory had closed its doors, but Industrias Mecánicas del Estado ( IAME ) continued production of the DKW F1000 L as the Rastrojero Frontalito from 1969 until 1979 in single and double cab pickup and flatbed, minibus, and van versions. The Frontalito F 71 received the Indenor 1948 cc XD88 diesel engine, as did so many other Rastrojero vehicles. Claimed power

480-513: The DKW F ;1000-D was introduced, with a 1.8-liter Mercedes-Benz diesel four-cylinder engine built by ENMASA in Barcelona (the earliest cars received engines imported from Germany). The OM636 engine produces 43 PS (32 kW) DIN at 3500 rpm according to period brochures. The diesels, in need of additional cooling, received an additional grille, replacing the vented metal pressing above

510-660: The MB140 and MB180. The MB100 was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz Vito in 1996, but remained available for export markets such as Brazil and Argentina until 1997 when the Sprinter started to be made in Argentina. In Germany, the MB100 developed a reputation for rust, slowness, and a weak chassis. BMC of Turkey assemble the MB100 for the local market. Later, they adapted the MB100's bodywork for their cabover series of Levend trucks, vans, and minibuses, although they installed it on

540-544: The complete body took just two hours per unit. Plans were in place for a larger scale production but it was not started because the technically archaic vehicle did not meet the needs of the potential Finnish customers. One repairable Donau-Sisu has survived and saved by vintage vehicle enthusiasts at the end of 2011. From 1960 to 1969 the DKW van was manufactured under licence by Industrias Automotriz de Santa Fe (IASFe) in Argentina as

570-523: The front door window profiles. The new design was offered as a cargo van , a passenger van , and a pickup truck . This model was entirely redesigned during 1986. The model names (ranging from MB90 to MB180) reflected the payload in tens of kilograms. The MB100 (and the MB90, which arrived in 1985) were powered by the 2.0-litre OM615 diesel four-cylinder making 58 PS (43 kW), an engine built in Barcelona. The heavier MB130, 140, 150, and 180 models received

600-422: The larger, 2.4-litre OM616 engine with 72 PS (53 kW). The first MB100-series was not exported in any significant numbers. The MB100-series was initially built by a company called MEVOSA, of which Mercedes-Benz held a 52.77 percent share as of November 1980. Spanish government industrial holding company INI held around forty percent, dropping to just over 25 percent in 1983. With Mercedes having become

630-417: The low original design with its broad horizontal bands. The diesel, while much more economical in operation, cost about fifty percent more than the two-stroke design. In 1965 the heavier-duty F1500-D (diesel only) was introduced. In 1966 all models received a minor facelift, with a double, trapezoidal mesh grille now fitted to the two-strokes as well as diesels. 1968 was the last year that the two-stroke engine

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660-666: The majority owner, they renamed the company "Mercedes-Benz España, S.A." in April 1981. The new, very square looking MB100 (model type W631) was presented in Mallorca in January 1987. This was also when the Spanish-made vans were finally offered in Northern Europe, including Germany. Spanish market vehicles received different model numbers reflecting the payload in tens of kilograms, including MB100, 120, 140, and 180. Most MB100 were powered by

690-626: The passenger cabin, a short sloping aerodynamic hood, front wheel drive , transverse engine (early, two cylinder models only), flat load floor throughout with flexible seating and cargo accommodations. These same features make the Schnellaster a precursor of the modern minivan , a body configuration subsequently popularized in notable examples such as the Renault Espace , or the Chrysler Voyager/Dodge Caravan and, mechanically, of

720-519: The proposal was rejected by the Spanish government in 1966. INI , Spain's governmental industrial holding company, opposed the passenger car plans in order to protect the SEAT company. Nonetheless, Volkswagen went on to increase their stake in IMOSA to 75 percent by 1969. Daimler-Benz, meanwhile, kept their interest in engine manufacturers ENMASA - which was merged with Mercedes' Madrid-based distributor IDASA to form

750-643: The rebadged SsangYong version from 1995 to December 2003 in South Korea, with another rebadged variant manufactured by Maxus of SAIC Motor from 2009 to 2014 in China. The first generation model arrived in September 1980, and was initially available in two weight ratings: The MB100 and the heavier duty MB130. Mercedes-Benz España S.A. had obtained the Vitoria factory from Industrias del Motor S.A. (IMOSA) which had been making

780-475: Was also an electric step which would slide out when the sliding door was opened for the convenience of passengers. They were made in both right and left hand drive depending on the market it was in and depending on seat arrangement, could accommodate up to 15 people. In late 2004, Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Manufacturing Co., Ltd. took over a major stake in Ssangyong's automobiles division and started manufacturing

810-492: Was available, leaving only diesels for the remainder of the production. A wide variety of bodystyles were developed as production continued, including a double-cab pickup, a beverage delivery vehicle, a butane gas canister transporter, high-roofed models, an ambulance and others. The F 1000 dominated the marketplace, with a 54% market share over the 12 years it was built, reaching seventy percent in some years. Around 120,000 were built of all F 1000 types. The DKW F 1000

840-699: Was briefly exported back to Germany as the "Auto Union-DKW Schnellaster", but this ended in 1965 after Volkswagen's 1964 acquisition of Auto Union , the company that built DKWs. Mercedes-Benz, who had owned Auto Union since 1958, ended up retaining the Spanish subsidiary (as well as Auto Union's main commercial vehicle plant in Düsseldorf ) after the Volkswagen takeover. After the sale of Auto Union, Volkswagen assumed Mercedes-Benz' 25 percent share in IMOSA. Volkswagen intended to build 125,000 passenger cars annually in Spain, but

870-481: Was derived from the maximum load permitted: 1,000 kilos plus a driver. The maximum speed in optimal conditions was 100 km/h. The DKW F 1000 was the modern successor of the DKW F89 L and used the Auto Union 1000 's 40 PS (29 kW) 1-liter two-stroke three-cylinder engine, mounted between the front seats and driving the front wheels. The four-speed manual transmission had an unsynchronized first gear. In 1964

900-466: Was further distinguished by different headlights, grille, front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts and alcantara seats. The MB100 was offered in Germany from 1987 to 1996 as an extension of Daimler-Benz's commercial motor vehicle range. In 1992 the MB100 was given a slanted radiator and an extended front end, intended among other things to enhance safety in a collision. Heavier-duty versions were called

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