The German Esso AG had finished changing the appearance of their tankers early on in the sixties and had started entrusting private freight forwarders with operating the initially company-owned fleet. In consequence, the legendary cab-over-engine generation of the modern classic years flaunted a pristine white on their fuel and heating oil supply trips in the Federal Republic. This look allows the Esso tanker truck to seamlessly blend in with the contemporary tanker vehicles in WIKING’s extensive display case. This became possible after WIKING added a two-axle tractor unit version of this MAN series with the local traffic cab. To ensure that the series launched in 1967 has contemporary appeal as well, the traditional model makers furnished the vehicle with a new bumper component and a separate radiator grille for the first era.

Driver’s cab white, chassis with cardan shaft mouse grey. Interior pebble grey. Engine block with base plate of the driver’s cab black. Trilex wheel rims mouse grey. Fifth wheel plate silver. Vent slots painted silver, indicators imprinted orange. Radiator grille with silver frame and “MAN Diesel” lettering. Tanker trailer with white upper part of the tank and mouse grey bottom part of the tank. Mouse grey chassis with double fenders, stabilizer leg and Trilex wheel rims. Side imprint on the tank with traffic red Esso lettering and signal blue stripe. Each of the tail lights imprinted traffic red.