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Most Awesome 4x4 Trucks Ever Made




Sold for  $105,420 July 12, 2014
 
4x4
Direct injection OM352 Diesel engines
84 HP
Shorter Wheelbase Version of
 2,380 mm (94 in)  
Highly Restored Example
These are becoming very collectible













1976 MERCEDES-BENZ UNIMOG 406

Designed in the aftermath of WW2 and still in production today, the Unimog 4x4 was intended to serve the needs of the agricultural community but, like the contemporary Land Rover, ended up filling an almost limitless variety of other roles. One of the Unimog's more unusual design features was a flexible chassis frame, effectively part of the suspension, while the equal-sized wheels meant that it was better suited for highway use than a conventional tractor. Power take-offs were provided to enable the Unimog to operate a wide variety of machinery: brush mowers, snow blowers, etc. Manufactured by Mercedes-Benz since 1951, the versatile Unimog has seen service with fire departments, municipal authorities, aid agencies and armies worldwide, and has won the truck class of the Dakar Rally more than once.

All variants were powered by diesel engines of varying outputs, this six-cylinder Unimog having the 84bhp unit installed. Originally a Bundeswehr (German Army) aircraft tug used on military airports, the vehicle was always garaged in aeroplane hangars, hence the rust-free body.