School had just ended and I was driving down a congested drop off area and saw a red, tires taller than my 300e, truck whoring the road. Being my pretentious self I started complaining as it approached because I had to steer a little to the right. Soon after that my friend pointed out that that truck was a Mercedes (she knows I'm a fan...) and after squinting a bit I read UNIMOG above a three pointed star.

She asked what it was, and all I could manage to get out of my mouth was 'a unimog is...well, a unimog'

couldn't really provide a definition, they just are?

Thought I'd share; it made my day.

lol... yea I've never seen one on the road but if I did I wouldnt know what to say or do

I'd give the driver a thumbs up

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Their cool. We went wheeling with a Unimog group in G. Its was awesome, as nothing could stop them... Other than small places.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I see them once in awhile. Most recently in the teachers parking lot at my school.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

You lucky bastard. The only one I ever saw was a new U500 going in teh opposite direction.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I used to see hundreds of them when I was in the army back in South Africa. The standard SA Army troop carrier called the "Buffel", or Buffalo in English was a modified Unimog.

http://www.sa-transport.co.za/military/army/buffel_pe_4_sec.JPG

- Peter

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Wow, that looks like something out of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome or Roadwarrior!!!

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

That thing hauls people? It looks like a dumptruck, almost.
Very bad a$$ looking whatever it's used for.
Thanks for the link

It *was* used to haul people. It's obsolete now. Basically a Unimog with the cab and bed substituted for a drivers cubicle (open on the top) and a bin with seats for 10. Five facing each side. The u-shaped cutouts at the top of the sides of the bin were for rifles theoretically - though troops would seldom actually shoot from them. The lower sides of the bin were steeply v-shaped to defect land mine blasts.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

to the OP

Call it a cross between a truck and a tractor.

I thought really hard for a while about getting one to plow my snow with....but after reflection I happened one day to see one in person and realized that there was a good chance of hurting my self falling out of it!

The cab is really high off the ground!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.