U1700L Unimog in the flesh - HUGE

Good thread!
Just at the same time my working mate from Austria wants to buy a Unimog 411 ( the "BIG" version with 32bhp).
Driving MAN KAT s
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/07/1099.jpg
at rally raids still left me with a heavy appetite fof the bigger toys. So, I started to look at a 406, built somewhere mid 70-80 s.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/07/1100.jpg
With weight between 2.3-3.5to, my wife could
drive it with a normal driving licence. And it should be much easier to get it shipped to AUS.
Does anyone know, if I run into troubles because of LHD and VIC roads?
Does anyone fancy one as well?
Cheers marc

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Originally Posted by 100inch

Good thread!
Just at the same time my working mate from Austria wants to buy a Unimog 411 ( the "BIG" version with 32bhp).
Driving MAN KAT s
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/07/1099.jpg
at rally raids still left me with a heavy appetite fof the bigger toys. So, I started to look at a 406, built somewhere mid 70-80 s.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/07/1100.jpg
With weight between 2.3-3.5to, my wife could
drive it with a normal driving licence. And it should be much easier to get it shipped to AUS.
Does anyone know, if I run into troubles because of LHD and VIC roads?
Does anyone fancy one as well?
Cheers marc

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I have met a cow cocky who has two of those he wants to sell. They require quite a bit of work.

Great pics,
The only problem with mogs is where do you park them when your in town?
Macca's bus parking?
Awesome machines, but you must realy want one to get one, they seam just a little more unpractical than practical. :)

Muz

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Originally Posted by Muz

where do you park them

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Wherever you want.

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Originally Posted by Muz

Great pics,
The only problem with mogs is where do you park them when your in town?
Macca's bus parking?
Awesome machines, but you must realy want one to get one, they seam just a little more unpractical than practical. :)

Muz

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Same issue when you want to ship them, although it seems it IS possible to get one into a standard shipping container, if you drive it in on the rotors :eek:

thats crazy, it looks like its almost 2.4m high without wheels.

Is that almost the same as a defender?

On a side note does anyone know what the roof height is of a defender with a 2 inch lift on 33's. will it fit in a garage?

G'day Muz :)

A 406 would be easy to ship, just drop the cabin canopy, lower the windscreen and drive it into the 20 footer :) they are petrol from memory but will easily take a Merc car 5 pot diesel I am told but an Isuzu 4BD1 should fit :D


cheers

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Originally Posted by Muz

Great pics,
The only problem with mogs is where do you park them when your in town?
Macca's bus parking?
Awesome machines, but you must realy want one to get one, they seam just a little more unpractical than practical. :)

Muz

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a good driver will get them into a normal size carpark a smart driver parks them so the door opens over the bonnet of the adjacent car then steps down onto the car and walks off the front.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

a good driver will get them into a normal size carpark a smart driver parks them so the door opens over the bonnet of the adjacent car then steps down onto the car and walks off the front.

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HA! :D

true. Saves getting the step ladder out!