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Interesting historical document
« on: September 29, 2015, 13:26:12 »
Once open, scroll down you will find a Pagoda factory photo, one I've not seen before.

Unfortunately the document is in German, perhaps someone knows of the English version. In any case it can be read by some of our members that do command the German language.


http://oudemercedesbrochures.nl/Wissenswertes1964duits.html

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Re: Interesting historical document
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2015, 14:23:53 »
Hallo Dieter, I've placed the picture in my brochure topic.

Gr. Ger.

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Re: Interesting historical document
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2015, 16:35:40 »
Get, It is a cool photo from the past, shows that the factory put the tires on using a gun, perhaps later the wheel nuts were set to torque value. Maybe the tire gun had a torque attachment not sure.

Sorry I tried to use the google translator to translate it into English without sussess. Still I think the photos tell a nice story for non German speaking members ..... As the saying goes "a picture is worth a 1000 words"  :)

The drafting office photo brought back memories for me when I started as a junior draughtsman in Germany... Long .... Long ago
« Last Edit: September 29, 2015, 17:10:54 by Rolf-Dieter »
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Re: Interesting historical document
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 01:50:38 »
Ah yes, looks like a wooden frame for a full size clay model in progress.  I also worked as a designer/draftsman many years ago.
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2015, 11:57:04 »
It's amazing to see how much effort it took to design and build a car back then.  It's no wonder that people used to have jobs.......
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Re: Interesting historical document
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2015, 19:58:28 »
Guess that's why they call the Pogada hand made.  Look at all the hands that touched the car at the factory during production.  Thanks for giving our this piece of MB history.
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