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My buddy had the Le Car, I had the SAAB. Quirky, of course. Loved that SAAB. Everyone else had Camaros and Mustangs. Trans went out and I couldn't fix it. Got a 79 turbo 5 spd after that and the same thing happened.
Hi Ranger!
A marron SAAB 99EMS, that was my first car! One of the ones made from Belgium that would rust literally while looking at it!
Thanks to that car my other cars I bought used and esp. my 928 has no rust on it... You learn most through mistakes in life... :-)
Also replaced a transmission in 1980 but let somebody else do my 1986...
John
I am , I am! I once bought a Duece and a Half otherwisw known as a M35a2, just because.
I just got this off the truck
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191564554267?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
And will be going to pick this up in the next week.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131538281977?_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT#ht_58wt_911
I am looking for a nice example of a Saab 900 turbo coupe and will buy one when I find the right deal but the pickins are slim on a non convertible coupe.
I've owned four Mogs. In this order:
1966 Unimog 404 Swiss Troop Carrier
1975 Unimog 416 DOKA (Doppelcabine) with 8 speed manual trans WITH Torque converter. 8 forward speeds, 4 reverse, all synchronized. DUAL 4 piston calipers on EACH front massive disc, one set of 4 piston calipers on the rear. Drove it from Seattle to home in Virginia 53 mph top speed... Very quirky! Got yelled at by truckers and one small airplane followed off to the side and the pilot waved. I'll find a pic...got more attention in that than any Lambo will ever get.
Then the ones you see in the picture. It was the day I sold the 1963 404 radio truck (had fun replacing the clutch in that one). I needed a more practical Mog for living on the mountain. Had just bought a 1973 Unimog 416 high output (125 hp!!!) ex-Danish military "soft sided" radio truck. Wish I still had it, but it's not neighbor friendly where I live now. Drove that thing through the snow right after "Snowmageddon" back in 2009?? Fun. Best use was dragging several large wind-downed trees (minus limbs) back to my house. The Mog never felt them...just pulled and away we went. That truck helped me heat my house with wood. I even made my own biodiesel from waste fryer oil off and on until the school district outlawed fried foods in the cafeterias. I even drank a few drops of it in front my students after pouring a jug into the tank of my TDI Golf to prove that the final biodiesel product is harmless compared to the sodium-methoxide base needed to "crack" the oil into biodiesel and glycerine. Just a little quirky I miss my Mog. One of the best machines I've ever owned.
I've owned four Mogs. In this order:
1966 Unimog 404 Swiss Troop Carrier
1975 Unimog 416 DOKA (Doppelcabine) with 8 speed manual trans WITH Torque converter. 8 forward speeds, 4 reverse, all synchronized. DUAL 4 piston calipers on EACH front massive disc, one set of 4 piston calipers on the rear. Drove it from Seattle to home in Virginia 53 mph top speed... Very quirky! Got yelled at by truckers and one small airplane followed off to the side and the pilot waved. I'll find a pic...got more attention in that than any Lambo will ever get.
Then the ones you see in the picture. It was the day I sold the 1963 404 radio truck (had fun replacing the clutch in that one). I needed a more practical Mog for living on the mountain. Had just bought a 1973 Unimog 416 high output (125 hp!!!) ex-Danish military "soft sided" radio truck. Wish I still had it, but it's not neighbor friendly where I live now. Drove that thing through the snow right after "Snowmageddon" back in 2009?? Fun. Best use was dragging several large wind-downed trees (minus limbs) back to my house. The Mog never felt them...just pulled and away we went. That truck helped me heat my house with wood. I even made my own biodiesel from waste fryer oil off and on until the school district outlawed fried foods in the cafeterias. I even drank a few drops of it in front my students after pouring a jug into the tank of my TDI Golf to prove that the final biodiesel product is harmless compared to the sodium-methoxide base needed to "crack" the oil into biodiesel and glycerine. Just a little quirky I miss my Mog. One of the best machines I've ever owned.
Sorry Michael - I sold the last one (left in the pic) in August, 2010. It lives on a big farm down in NC now. I'd love to have another one, but the prices are soaring. I sold it for $16,500. Fair market price is about $22-25K now. If I get another it will be the U1300 series Unimog. More modern and great off-road camper platform.
Here's the 416 DoKa. The towing capacity with manual trans fitted with a TC is something like 400 tons. They used them to push 747s or trains around in the yard.
I'm new to the thread but I don't consider XKE Jags, Austin Healey 3000's OR Porsche 928's "Quirky" and I've been drawn to them for over 50 years. Are/were they tempermental, expensive and a pain in the *** to maintain.......YES! Were/are they beautiful examples of auto-architecture in their time.......YES! Sure beats the **** out of a Chevy SUV or Ford focus.
Anyone else notice what's wrong with that gas-pump screen graphic of the 911? Now that's quirky.
The 1972 911 the oil tank was fitted in front of the right rear wheel !!!!! complete with a lovely door flap .....It was a one year only feature Yes people were gassing up the oil tank and filling the bottom end of the engine with fuel....Wow this thing only holds a few gallons of gas. No wonder I needed to get gas for my husband's Porsche.......he will be so happy
06-21-2015, 02:24 AM
Very quirky! Got yelled at by truckers and one small airplane followed off to the side and the pilot waved. I'll find a pic...got more attention in that than any Lambo will ever get. 
