Panorama bus with trailer (MB O 319) "Christmas edition"

Panorama bus with trailer (MB O 319) "Christmas edition"

Father Christmas with a bus full of angels and gifts

This classic is very becoming to Father Christmas. WIKING has seized the 2023 Christmas season as an opportunity to devote their attention to the Mercedes-Benz O 319 van as it seems to be a natural choice for a trip through Christmasland. There is enough room for angels to ride along and for gifts to be stored in the contemporary trailer. WIKING even furnished the O 319 with curtains at the window pillars an attractive upgrade that communicates the custom and character of the time. Engineered with a permissible gross weight of up to 3.9 tonnes, the series was unveiled at the 1955 International Automobile Fair, IAA. Many freshly established coach operators banked their fledgling operations on the O 319 as they considered it to be ideal for the flourishing business with company outings. 1967 saw the last O 319 roll off the conveyor belt in Düsseldorf.

1955-68

Body carmine red. Chassis with trailer coupling and cardan part as well as radiator grille and wheel rims emerald green. Glazing tinted. Tail lights imprinted red. Side flanks and roof surface imprinted with a Christmas motif. All-around ornamental strips painted silver. Glazing imprinted with curtain appearance. Trailer carmine red. Gold-coloured cargo.