The L 406 as the second generation of the Düsseldorf transporter was to become the agile vehicle for the fast distribution jobs at Union Transport. Styled with the red design language of Union Transport, it completed the lower tier of the fleet in the 1960s. Mercedes-Benz had launched the L 406 as a new series in 1967, bringing it in line with the look of their generation of cubic vehicles. This transporter was to be widely used as a bread-and-butter vehicle long into the eighties. Union Transport was a company that provided reliable goods distribution by both long-distance transport and to customers nearby.

Body carmine, chassis anthracite grey. Radiator grille with headlamps and Mercedes-Benz star painted silver. Door handles painted silver, orange indicators. Tail lights imprinted red. White lettering “Union Transport” and black and white company logo on the sides.