1978 Magirus 160 A 11 FL

1978 Magirus 160 A 11 FL in Blow Out, Movie, 1981

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
Nightrider ◊ 2015-01-27 00:14	Somewhat unexpected sight.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2015-01-27 00:44	Just "Magirus" in US. Most possibly "160 A11 FL", "160 A13 FL" and "200 A13 FL" was the whole range of rigids. Interesting is, that at least judging by the brochures on the eBay, 200s always have horn trumpets on the cab's roof (above driver) and 160s lack them... -- Last edit: 2015-01-27 00:52:21
Q-Ball ◊ 2015-01-27 01:09	How many of these were sold in USA I wonder? I also know that several Mercedes-Benz L-series were also fairly popular trucks, especially in New York City, as we've seen here
Ddey65 ◊ 2015-01-27 13:58	Q-Ball wrote How many of these were sold in USA I wonder? I don't have an exact number, but I've seen plenty of them around during the late-1970's and 1980's. I even got a ride from one while hitchhiking.
Exiv96 ◊ 2017-07-04 11:31	Spacing in the type's description updated thanks to this : night cub wrote Also found this, which goes into more detail. States that the Magirus trucks went on sale in August 1978. Link to "www.ebay.com"