nice UNIMOG- not.
nice truck....bums me out that I could have bought one and had it shipped here for what I've spent on all my dead-end car and truck projects...but it really , really, is not a UNIMOG.
The good news would be that, other than the transfer case and front drive axle, the truck could be identical to ones sold here as delivery trucks from about 1978-1991 (I'd have to double check that) before Mercedes, which had owned Freightliner most of that time anyway- introduced the FL50-80 series of medium-duty trucks.
There were probably more of these trucks sold in the U.S. in any given year, especially the east coast, than UNIMOGs sold in the whole world, and hundereds of thousands more in the rest of the world. There are a few left on the road and a fair number in junkyards. I expect this has changed, but Freightliner was still stocking consumables and special ordering regular parts well into the '90s. Tires would be an easy off-the shelf item compared to a 'Mog. Not an offroad monster like the "Mog, but happier and more economical on the highway than a "Mog; 13+ mpg might not be an exaggeration at all.
I suppose all of the recent 'mog imports might provide better parts support than leftover commercial stocks, but on the other hand, I have a local independent mechanic who worked on them for 20 years. That could be handy.
Pretty good alternative to the FG for somone not requiring new vehicle with a warranty.
