First Unimog U 1300 L produced

Date:
August 1978
Description:
The first production units of the Unimog U 1300 L (435 series) roll off the assembly line in Gaggenau. Following a two-year testing phase the German armed forces had placed a major order for delivery of the two-tonne cross-country truck in December 1977. At the handover of the first vehicles, the 124 kW / 168 hp U 1700 L is also demonstrated. It adds a new flagship model to the heavy-duty 435 series starting in 1979.

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Pre-production vehicle of the Unimog U1300L, model series 435 for the German army

Unimog U1300L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1300L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1700L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1300L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1700L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1300L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1700L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1700L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds

Unimog U1300L, model series 435 during a demonstration on the Ötigheim testing grounds