Desde Argentina

[Christian_ARG]

Hola estimados amigos amantes de los 319!
Mi nombre es Christian, soy de Córdoba (Argentina). Mi idioma nativo es español pero dejaré una traducción en inglés para quienes no comprendan mi idioma.

Les cuento que en mayo del 2022, junto a mi pareja, adquirimos un Mercedes Benz O319 del año 1961 (Unidad perteneciente a la Fuerza Aérea Argentina)
Estamos muy contentos de poder restaurar este hermoso vehículo y convertirlo en nuestro motorhome.

--- Hello dear friends, lovers of the 319!
My name is Christian, I'm from Córdoba (Argentina). My native language is Spanish but I will leave a translation in English for those who do not understand my language.

I tell you that in May 2022, together with my partner, we acquired a Mercedes Benz O319 from 1961 (Unit belonging to the Argentine Air Force).
We are very happy to be able to restore this beautiful vehicle and turn it into our motorhome. ----



Así estaba cuando lo compramos:
--- This is how it was when we bought it: ----

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Si bien ya tenia algunos muebles en su interior, los sacamos a todos para empezar a construirlo a nuestro gusto.
-- Although it already had some furniture inside, we took them all out to start building it to our liking. --

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En estos momentos estamos revistiendo el interior con madera. Queremos cambiarle el motor por algún Toyota o Nissan y posteriormente lo pintaremos por fuera.
-- At the moment we are covering the interior with wood. We want to change the engine for a Toyota or Nissan and then we will paint it on the outside. --

[Robjota]

Hello Christian

Great to see you here and what a wonderful van you have secured for yourselves..

I couldn't help but to notice the floor, it looks like steel chequer plate, will last for a long time. The van is already in a good condition, do you have a long term plan?

best regards
Rob

[Christian_ARG]

Hello Christian

Great to see you here and what a wonderful van you have secured for yourselves..

I couldn't help but to notice the floor, it looks like steel chequer plate, will last for a long time. The van is already in a good condition, do you have a long term plan?

best regards
Rob

Hi Rob!
Thank you very much for your comment.
I apologize if my English is not very good.

Yes, that floor is made of steel sheet (here known as melon seed).

In Argentina the Mercedes Benz 319 was never marketed. They were only part of the Air Force fleet of vehicles. They were the ones who put this floor and it is very well installed.

They were also the ones who installed an Indenor XDP 6.90 engine, since it was manufactured at the Military Aircraft Factory and used in a nationally produced vehicle called "Rastrojero - Frontal (M-91)".
Unfortunately, it is an engine that always had problems with the cylinder head because it would overheat and this one is no exception. That's why I want to change it.

We intend to set it up as a motorhome and make a trip through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.
Little by little we are putting it together.