1968 Mercedes UNIMOG S 404.1 Pritsche (Troop Carrier)

1968 Mercedes UNIMOG S 404. 1 Pritsche (Troop Carrier)Here is your chance to own one the coolest and most unique vehicles on ebay. Guaranteed to get looks. waves and compliments wherever you go. If you looking for vehicle for your next off-road adventure or looking to restore it this could be the right UNIMOG for you. This UNIMOG has been well cared for over the years. It served in the Swiss Army from 1968 to August 2000 and then retired to easy service with a single owner in San Diego. With less than 27. 23 original miles. the UNIMOG is ready for it's next adventure. Currently runs and drives great as seen in the videos below. If you are looking for a turn key Unimog. this is it. We have posted over 100 pictures and a few videos to our photobucket site. Please click the following link to view. http://s1290. photobucket. com/user/dailyrunner12/library/UnimogImportant: If you have less than 10 feedback. please message me before placing bids. I have lost out on previous auctions due to non-serious buyers. Willing to help coordinate shipping and / or deliver at owners expense. Details:--Extremely straight body with little to no damage--2. 2 liter 6 cylinder Mercedes 220 gasoline engine--Only 27. 23 original miles--6 speeds forward. 2 reverse. with 2 wheel drive. 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive with differential lock. All on the fly. --24 volt electrics--Rubberized canvas cover for driver’s cab. with windows--Rubberized canvas cover and metal frame for rear load area--Removable wooden benches for rear load area--95% Rust free (a couple areas of minor surface rust) --Includes all pieces for rear cover frame. the front part of the frame was cut during shipping from Europe to the US. can easily be welded together again In addition. the UNIMOG comes with the following tools and accessories;-- Spare tire--Original shovel. pick and axe--NATO 201 (5. 3 gallon) gasoline can and flex spout--Original jack. grease gun and folding water bucket--Original 4 wheel tire chains and wheel chock. --Original locks and keys for on-board storage lockers--Tow cable--24 volt battery chargerLots of receipts. maintenance. and documentation available including; --Owner’s Operational Manual (German. French and English)--United Parts Service (UniPaSer) Parts Catalog Nr. 3--Mercedes UNIMOG Workshop Maintenance Manual (English)Finally. if you aren't sure exactly what a UNIMOG is or where they came. Here is some information and a quick history lesson on these unbelievable vehicles. Universal Motorized ImplementUniversal-Motor-Gerät (UNIMOG)The Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG is a four-wheel-drive. all-terrain vehicle with high ground clearance and a power take-off (PTO) at the front and rear. They are highly adaptable and can be customized to support any type of auxiliary equipment. The UNIMOG was developed after WWII as a specialized agricultural vehicle. Not quite tractor and not quite truck. it would be an aid to farmers who needed something that could plough the fields and bring their produce to market. In 1945. prototypes were built at a factory in southern Germany. In 1948. a 25 hp Daimler-Benz OM 636 diesel engine was added. In 1951. production moved to Gaggenau. In 1953. the UNIMOG was being developed and built by Daimler-Benz. Today. new UNIMOG models are still being built at the Gaggenau factory and are in public. private and government (military) service all over the world. Between 1953-1962. there were three distinct UNIMOG body styles. which can be defined loosely as. Angular. with Soft Top (1951-1963)Streamlined. with Enclosed Cab (1953-1956)Military Specification. with more Power (1956-1980This particular Unimog is style 3. UNIMOG Body Style 3Military Specification. with more Power (1956-1980)The third Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG body style of the 1953-1962 period was the Type U404. It was introduced in 1956. and production ran until 1980. Also known as the UNIMOG-S. it used a 24 volt electric system and had a 2. 2 liter (134 cubic inch) 82 hp. 6-cylinder gasoline engine (that was also used in the Mercedes-Benz Type 220S Ponton sedan). Fuel consumption on the UNIMOG-S models ranged from 18. 5 liters/100 km (12. 7 miles/gallon US = 15. 3 miles/gallon Imperial) to 60 liters/100 km (3. 92 miles/gallon US = 4. 7 miles/gallon Imperial. The owner’s experience with this vehicle is about 10 miles/gallon of general around town driving.