Know this is off topic but saw something on the way to lunch that the search engines aren't helping me with. This vehicle had a bumper that divided my rear window (and my pickup is off the ground a bit) and as far as I could read backwards was a "Unimoc" or something similar. It looked like a cabover, short pickup, or very short flatbed. It probably had 30" rims and looked like it could eat Hummers for lunch. Does anyone know what this was. It was brand new if that's of interest! And it was not a monster type truck, this appeared to be a production vehicle from somebody.
OT H2's for lunch
Oct 02, 2003
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It's a Swiss SUV made for the military I think. They also make all kinds of service veicules like snow plows etc.
Jon Miller wrote: This vehicle had a bumper that
Unimog - German I believe. An Hummers would be lunch for a Unimog
Its probably a Mercedes Unimog sometimes spelled Unimoc. Really neat trucks. Check this link to if its the truck you saw.
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Unimog. Less pretentious than but just as egregious as a Hummer.
It's called a Unimog. The Walthers catalog is full of them.
Oh, and here are some links:
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That's it, but your link wouldn't work (something about JAVA version). The other links worked fine. Boy that thing is a monster, scares the hell out of hummer drivers doesn't it !
Also, check out the Kenworth SUV's.
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Steve Caple wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@netnews.comcast.net:
Caple, you are such a pretentious ass.
It's actually built by Mercedes. They've been around for years, not too common in the states, although they are popular for snowplowing etc.
Don
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:40:30 -0700, "Jon Miller" shared this with the world:
It's spelled Unimog. Mercedes makes them (or Daimler-Benz, if you want to use the current name).
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And to get back on topic, you can get them from Walthers.
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There's even a hi-railer version
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Watch it Tareq, I'll sic ELF on ya! Now, where _did_ I leave that phone number . . .
They are monsters. I'm pretty sure I got a ride or evacuated from the neighborhood in one when I was a kid back in 60's during the riots and bombing in Curacao. The driver was a very small Chinese guy and we could barely see his head.
The Australian Army uses them, wierd things to follow behind. Did you notice that the axles are actually offset from the hub, in order to increase ground clearance? Spur gears connect the axle to the hub. If they are fitted with the optional balloon tyres, they will go just about anywhere, but they (the balloons) are not good on longevity. Just about all the ones I have seen use normal off road/truck tyres.
Steve Newcastle Oz
Unimog made by Mercedes-Benz. Street legal!
MJM
Jon,
May have been a Mercedes Benz Unimog, a sort of off-road vehicle. Didn't know they were available here in U.S.
Bill
know they were available here in U.S.< Checking the Mercedes site it was indeed a Unimog. All black and with a CA plate so if it's street legal in CA it must be everywhere. It was brand new so guess someone ordered it or they may be selling them from the showrooms. Hummers are popular here as I see them everyday so why not Unimogs!
Why not RPGs?
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