Past

In 1968, Mercedes Benz built a LA911B Kurzhauber (eng. short-bonnet). Little was expected other than simple militaristic duties. No one could predict that this truck, with bomb shelter and all, would become a familial, residential vehicle bound to circumvent the world.

Making it one of the most longstanding trucks, the Kurzhauber was brought to life in 1959 and still remains in production today. It found success as a commercial vehicle withstanding massive loads and rugged terrain, and it became an icon in multiple continents.

This particular LA911B was retired from military service in 1985, and soon after, found it's way into the hands of a brimming German family. They planned to live and travel in the truck full time and expose their young ones to the world over. In 1996, the family of five successfully crossed the Sahara Desert as one of the first unsupported vehicles. On their voyage, they aptly named the truck "Flipo" after an old German cartoon. They'd go one to live many lives, good and bad, and capture it all on 16mm.

Eventually, after traveling to all 7 continents, Flipo came to rest in New Mexico. Read on about the present possibilities.