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M813rc You're right that Mog is rare. I've never seen a Swiss one that was sporting a camo paint scheme. Think I share your opinion where restoring a 404 is concerned. There are a lot of them out there so it would have to be a personal choice. As for what...

Another question (still pertaining to this thread, though) What does the hive mind think about a 404 needing complete resto? Possible project for someone or "forget it, go & find one in better shape"? Matt

From what I was told (a long-long time ago)by a (Swiss 404) owner was that the Swiss didn't sell off anything that they felt was less than perfect (road-worthy?). Vehicles they felt were sub par, got cut up for scrap...

M813rc Thanks for posting those pics. You're right, the French SWB unimogs do look interesting 8). For some reason, I was thinking more along the lines of the super short agricultural 401 or 406 models. The end of march I'm going to drive up and actually have a look at the...

Only if it was milled out of a solid block of steel..........:p :lol:. About ten years ago I looked at (& seriously considered) buying one of the Swiss 'Mogs. If I recall, Eurotruck importers had them for around $7500. Can't remember why I didn't pull the trigger back then...

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Ahab The Swiss purchased their trucks as incomplete cab & chassis w/o tops. They built their own cab tops which didn't fold up like the French,Belgian or German Mogs. So it was either on or off the truck. The Swiss cargo beds had the fold down troop seats like the M35s where the...

Scott Thank you for the reply. I haven't been over to see the 'Mog in question in person(yet). Are the cargo bed floors on the French trucks wood or steel? I'm sure I'll have more questions (I just have to think of them first :grin:) ...

Hello List! I know that the French contract Unimogs used the "roadster" type cab top and appear to have the drop side beds on the cargo/troop trucks but that's all I know about them* Are there any other neuances that set them apart from the Belgian or German 404s? Thanks. Regards, Matt * I...

Or the Va rally as it's only an hour away from me..... Whiterabbit is absolutely correct. If you're going to own a LR get used to wrenching & collecting Lucas Electric jokes...

Yeah the Aussie D110s are my favorite flavor of XMOD defender but they are expensive. I've been holding off in buying one of the UK trucks & shipping it over or a civi one already over here because I believe that if you're going to spend that kind of dough, than you should get exactly what it...

Yeah it's hard to explain it to those who don't own/appreciate them....For all their foybles, I still like 'em. Have a S-3 light weight myself. The following links are all lightweights I may be partial to the type......[thumbzup] Matt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_I9F-eECA...

Or an M26A1 dragon wagon? M.

An XM706 (or V100) would be way outside the OP's 30k budget...:-( Matt

Not sure if this helps or not. I have a '92 plymouth acclaim that has about a 1/2 tank of gas that is at least 6 years old. I'm getting ready to sell the car, poped in a fresh battery & that old car fired right up and ran supprisingly well considering the age of the fuel...

I was thinking that it kind of looks like the TC's hatch on an M551 Sheridan... Matt

I've always liked the APCs myself because you can carry a few more friends plus spares/tools as needed. A "gun tank" is very cool but (maybe) not so versatile? Remember the big boom stick in the turret is usually (but not always) demilled. Also take into account (don't know what your experience...

Yes this how it's done nowadays. The complaintant can hide behind a curtain of ananimity and the only "face" you see/have to deal with is that of your local CEO....Sad really, there was a time when if you didn't have the stones to leave your contact details/name, the code enforcment people...

We also need to remember that this is an MV site & not weapons or BOVs/zombie uprisings etc site. Plenty of good places on the net to go for that. The Mods will dump this thread in a heart beat if it strays to far away from MVs as the subject.... Now for some "MV" content. If I...

From what I've gathered by the OP's original post, he may want to look at some sort of "hardened" suburban for his needs. Anything Military/ tacti-cool will attract the eye & unwanted attention of both the public & nare-do-wells alike...