Standing Out In A Crowd. Leitz Elmarit 90mm
I noticed a newcomer on the Benz guy's lot down the street, quite an unusual specimen. This is a Unimog, an acronym from the German for UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät, so the Wikki article tells me. See here for more. Gerät = Device. From the article I gather that this one is a Unimog 404 from 1955! Ah, the best years for old Benzes - and Leicas.
Basically, if you want a 4X4 which will climb the side of a mountain, this would be it. I have been eyeing this truck for a while trying to figure how to get a clear shot at the front, as the lot is always full of other vehicles. Across the street is the entrance ramp to the Emergency Department of a local hospital, high above the Benz lot. It looked like a slow morning in the ER so I went up there for a bird's eye view. Still not ideal but at least there's some perspective on what an unusual-looking vehicle the MOG is.
BTW, howdja like the red sneaks in the background?
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