Mercedes had always had a strong presence in the market for trucks at the lower end of the weight spectrum, with the LP range of vehicles in the 6-11 tonne sector using its flat-fronted cab introduced in 1963 but with the wheel arch at the front. The models were introduced in 1965 with the LP608 6½-tonner followed by in 1967 by the LP808 7½-tonner.
Into 1970 and the LP811 and LPL813 were added to the range but it was the end of the decade when the slightly larger trucks, the LP1013 and LP1113 were added to
