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Technically, the pickup truck version of the Mercedes-Benz 180D, built during the 1956-58 period for the South African market, wasn't a factory Benzamino (or should that name be Mercedampage, given the later association with Chrysler?), but we figure it's close enough for our purposes. 400 Mercedes-Benz 180Ds with no body behind the B pillar were imported to South Africa to have the beds installed locally, and they were promptly dubbed "Bakkies" by the locals. You can read about a Bakkie restoration project here , or wish for a time machine in order buy this one that just sold on eBay . [MBZPonton.org] galleryPost('BakkieBenzamino', 9, 'Factory Benzaminos For South Africa');
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The Russians though they had the car-with-truck-bed thing nailed down with the LIAZamino , but don't count out the rest of the Warsaw Pact! Back in 1960, prototypes of the Mikrus MR300 were built by Poland's Wytwornia Sprzetu Komunikacyjnego factory. Now we just need to learn how to yell "Watch this, y'all!" in Polish. [AutoHistories.com]
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