The Unimog 406 by Mercedes-Benz vas a medium duty Universal-Motor-Gerät, produced from 1963 to 1989. It had a larger wheelbase and more engine power than its predecessors, and was the basis for several following Unimog versions. The 406 received technical upgrades during production, including a new engine in 1964 and disc brakes in 1973 and […]
I’d love to own an RV and go glamping with the family, but my biggest problem is that the RVs that can get you to the best campsites won’t always pack the right amount of gear and the big RVs won’t let you get to the premium spots before they are all taken for the […]
Daimler AG sells trucks in the USA through its subsidiary Freightliner — but not just big on-highway heavy goods haulers, but also curiously awesome oddballs like this next thing. Find this 1989ish Freightliner Unimog bidding for $17,639 via maxanet.com auctions. Tip from Don. This thing is described as a High Mobility Material Handler transforms into a […]
After the second failed attempt in 25 years, everybody agreed that the Germans shouldn’t be allowed to build airplanes, tanks, military vehicles, or anything with a sharp edge…which decimated the German national ice hockey team. In 1946 a company started building a Military…nein…it is an agricultural vehicle mein herr..ja ja, agricultural machine for zee farmers […]
Production of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog (“UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät” (Gerät meaning machine in German)) started in post WWII as agricultural equipment, specifically because Germany was forbidden from building anything with pointy edges after their second failed attempt at world domination. However, the farm tractor was just a few minor modifications away from being turned into a troop carrier […]
This next feature comes from Jdah as a roadkill submission, and while it doesn’t come with an asking price, it more than makes up for that deficiency with road presence. Short for “UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät”, (Gerät = machine in German) the Unimog is the ultimate in 4WD survivor mobiles and will be in high demand after the zombie […]
The Unimog (UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät) is a multi-purpose medium duty truck built by Mercedes-Benz and exported around the planet for various heavy transportation needs. It might seem strange to find one offered on a US Gov’t surplus website listed as a Freightliner, until you remember that Freightliner Trucks is a Daimler AG subsidiary that sold the Unimog […]
Sometimes you need a truck to do a man’s job. It might be that you’ve got a haul a few redwood tree trunks around your sprawling estate, or much out an elephant’s stable, but these aren’t jobs you can do in some old Yota pickup or a modern crossover. You need something ridonkulous…like this 1995 […]
The Unimog is an multi-purpose medium duty truck that was the brain child of Dr Ferdinand Unimog…no it wasn’t. It is short for “UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät” (Gerät meaning machine in German) and was originally built in post war Germany for “agricultural” purposes due to the post war anti-military production sanctions on the country that had twice tried […]
What can be said about the Unimog that hasn’t already been crushed into the earth under its huge skinny tires? Back when Dr. Ferdinand Unimog had his original idea for a short-wheelbase cabover 4×4 after WWII, it was already unstoppable. After being absorbed by Mercedes-Benz the ‘mog proliferated into basically the most ultimate agricultural / […]