A well known automobile brand from Spain since 1946, Wifredo Ricart a well known designer and a former employee of Alfa-Romeo created some of the best buses, trucks and even cars during his time. Pegaso collaborated with a large number of firms to produce vehicles. The brand disappeared in 1994 after IVECO, Italy took over the company.

This truck model Pegaso Ekus 1210-6 was as a result of a joint collaboration between Pegaso and the German bus/truck firm MAN.

Primarily the original MAN made G90 trucks with a payload capacities of 6, 8 and 9 tons, it was the 6-ton truck model that was used by the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) for roadside assistance.