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Mercedes-Benz O305

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The Mercedes-Benz O305 is a city bus that Mercedes-Benz produced from 1967 into the mid-1980s, built with a rear mounted engine and a boxy, standardized body that West German and other European transit operators adopted widely. Its straightforward, durable design made it one of the most common city buses in West Germany during its production run and influenced the layout of later Mercedes-Benz city bus generations.

Facts
Partially Attested
Year
1969 1
Wikipedia gives Mannheim production start as 1969; the existing description says 1967, which may refer to prototypes or the VoeV standard bus program.
Significance
Mercedes-Benz version of the unified German VoeV standard bus design. 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Mercedes-Benz 1
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Sources
1. Mercedes-Benz O305, Wikipedia
  • Lead, production sentence
    production in Mannheim started in 1969
  • Lead, maker sentence
    manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in Mannheim, West Germany
  • Lead, design sentence
    the Mercedes-Benz adaptation of the unified German VöV-Standard-Bus design, that was produced by some different bus manufacturers
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