The Mercedes-Benz 1624, a 16-tonner, was a member of the New Generation of medium- and heavy-duty trucks introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1973. As a car transporter it was usually combined with a trailer and carried up to ten mid-sized cars or eleven small cars. The exhibited vehicle is laden with four Mercedes-Benz cars from the Sindelfingen factory.

• Cylinders V8
• Displacement 779 cu in
• Output 177 kW
• at engine speed 2800/min
• Top speed 61 mph
• Payload capacity 15210 lbs
• Production period 1975-1982
• Units produced 4709