It was MANs that were 5 cylinder ...those big boxy overnighters had the 5cyl 200hp and a ZF box that changed side to side........but later they went even weirder,and had a RoadRanger with column change.
Is it possible that a similar looking vehicle had a five cylinder motor option, overseas?
1418 became a generic name for any Benz looking like a 1418. A 240 hp 1418 was an often used description for an entirely different, but similar look in model.
If you look through this list, provided by Lang, early in the thread, MB never offered a five cylinder truck engine.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mercedes-Benz_trucks
I think the five cylinder car engine was a D 240.
