DIY Campsite: 1987 Freightliner FLU-419 Unimog Small Emplacement Excavator

I'd love to own an RV and go glamping with the family, but my biggest problem is that the RVs that can get you to the best campsites won't always pack the right amount of gear and the big RVs won't let you get to the premium spots before they are all taken for the weekend.  If only they built a vehicle that can reach the best campsites, and bulldoze the ground as needed to secure a flat spot for your tent. Find this 1987 Freightliner FLU-419 Unimog Small Emplacement Excavator here on eBay bidding for $13,500 in Cookeville, TN with 3 days to go.

Material Handler Truck: 1989ish Freightliner Unimog

Daimler AG sells trucks in the USA through its subsidiary Freightliner -- but not just big on-highway heavy goods haulers, but also curiously awesome oddballs like this next thing.  Find this 1989ish Freightliner Unimog bidding for $17,639 via maxanet.com auctions. Tip from Don.

Freiwillige Feuerwehr Edenhausen: 1965 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404S

After the second failed attempt in 25 years, everybody agreed that the Germans shouldn't be allowed to build airplanes, tanks, military vehicles, or anything with a sharp edge...which decimated the German national ice hockey team.  In 1946 a company started building a Military...nein...it is an agricultural vehicle mein herr..ja ja, agricultural machine for zee farmers and zerr families. The vehicle was called the Unimog, an abbreviation of "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät" (Gerät meaning machine in German) and production was taken over by Daimler-Benz in 1951.  Find this 1965 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404S offered for $12,995 in Portland, OR via craigslist.  Tip from FuelTruck.

Obstacle Not Found: 1970 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404

Production of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog ("UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät" (Gerät meaning machine in German)) started in post WWII as agricultural equipment, specifically because Germany was forbidden from building anything with pointy edges after their second failed attempt at world domination.  However, the farm tractor was just a few minor modifications away from being turned into a troop carrier for rolling through the streets of Paris, or (as is the case today) turned into a fun offroader for rolling through Perris.  Find this 1970 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 for $6,500 in Bako, CA via craigslist.

RoadKill: 1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog

This next feature comes from Jdah as a roadkill submission, and while it doesn't come with an asking price, it more than makes up for that deficiency with road presence. Short for "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", (Gerät = machine in German) the Unimog is the ultimate in 4WD survivor mobiles and will be in high demand after the zombie apocalypse next week. Find this 1961 Mercedes Unimog located somewhere in Massachusetts.

Real Life Transformer: 1989 Mercedes-Benz Unimog

The Unimog (UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät) is a multi-purpose medium duty truck built by Mercedes-Benz and exported around the planet for various heavy transportation needs.  It might seem strange to find one offered on a US Gov't surplus website listed as a Freightliner, until you remember that Freightliner Trucks is a Daimler AG subsidiary that sold the Unimog in the USA.  Find this 1989 Mercedes-Benz Unimog (aka Freightliner FLU10344 High Mobility Material Handler) offered for starting bid of $9,000 in Ft Wainright, AK via govplanet. Tip from Charles.

5k: Uni-Mog Suspended: 1995 Range Rover Classic

Sometimes you need a truck to do a man's job.  It might be that you've got a haul a few redwood tree trunks around your sprawling estate, or much out an elephant's stable, but these aren't jobs you can do in some old Yota pickup or a modern crossover.  You need something ridonkulous...like this 1995 Range Rover Classic currently bidding here on eBay for $2,550 reserve-not-met with $7,500 buy-it-now, located in Sandy, UT.

10k: Ex-Belgan Military: 1968 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404

The Unimog is an multi-purpose medium duty truck that was the brain child of Dr Ferdinand Unimog...no it wasn't.  It is short for "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät" (Gerät meaning machine in German) and was originally built in post war Germany for "agricultural" purposes due to the post war anti-military production sanctions on the country that had twice tried to take over the world in the span of 25 years. Anyone with half a brain would have instantly realized that this "tractor" was really a troop carrier and would have sent tanks into Berlin, but there was this wall in the way and frankly people around the world were just starting to discover the joys of sitting down after dinner to watch television.  History will show you that war was not going to happen before the advent of the VCR (and later TiVo) because you'd miss all your shows..but I digress. Find this 1968 Mercedes Unimog 404 offered for $8,000 in Boise, ID via craigslist.  Tip from LT3k.

U is for Ultimate: 1962 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U404 S

What can be said about the Unimog that hasn't already been crushed into the earth under its huge skinny tires? Back when Dr. Ferdinand Unimog had his original idea for a short-wheelbase cabover 4x4 after WWII, it was already unstoppable. After being absorbed by Mercedes-Benz the 'mog proliferated into basically the most ultimate agricultural / military / utility / offroad vehicle on the planet. There have been infinity versions of the Unimog (seriously, scroll down through the Wikipedia article); it can seemingly be made in any configuration, to be used for any imaginable task. That's a lot of superlatives in one paragraph, but the Ultimate Universal-Motor-Gerat deserves them all (and ok, there was no such guy as Dr. Ferdinand Unimog). Find this 1962 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U404 S for sale by MotoExotica in St. Louis on ebay, with bidding near $5k and reserve not met.

10k: Stuck In Neutral: 1962 Unimog 404, Troop Carrier

The Unimog (short for "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät meaning machine in German) is a multi-purpose medium duty truck originally built in post war Germany for "agricultural" purposes due to the post war anti-military production sanctions on the country that had twice tried to take over the world in the span of 25 years.  Sanctions or not, there was little to stop the engineering might of the guys who designed rocket (Me-163) and jet (Me-262) when everyone else was still trying to figure out how to make propeller planes and Daimler-Benz produced the first Unimog prototype in 1946.  This 1962 Unimog 404 was a Swiss Troop carrier but is now fully legally registered in the USA and for sale in Carson City, NV for $9250 via craigslist.  Seller submission from Tom D.

5k: Cheapimog: 1965 Unimog 404 Flatbed Truck

The Unimog is a multi-purpose medium duty truck built by Mercedes-Benz, the name is short for "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät meaning machine in German. Unimogs have become quite collectible in the past few years and are sought after for their extreme rugged off-road and hauling capabilities. This 1965 Unimog Flatbed is offered for sale in Crossville, TN with a starting bid of $6,500 with less than a day to go.  This looks like a great opportunity for someone to snipe a running Unimog for its scrap value from a metal recycler. Why not strap an old camping trailer to the bed for an expedition vehicle on the cheap?
 

15k: 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 419 FireTruck; Zombie Proof

The Unimog is a mulit-purpose medium duty truck built by Mercedes-Benz.  Unimog is short for "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät meaning machine in German.  They are the ultimate in 4WD survivor mobiles and will be in high demand after the zombie apocalypse.  Find this 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 419, a former Austrian fire search and rescue truck for sale in Agoura Hills, CA currently bidding on ebay for $14,600 reserve-not-met with 2 days to go.