UNIMOG 411 

Thanks it belongs to a relative, so if he lets me I’d love another drive too!

They're great aren't they? Very handy too, I borrowed it to stand in the back and cut a hedge at home! Hard to believe its over 60 years old. However, I know why the owner wear ear defender all the time...

Thanks for watching! I’d no idea how rare the 411 Westfalia was until I chatted with the owner. I have always been fascinated since childhood about their go anywhere ability.

@@Lot76CARS yeah definitely rare. If I had the first part of the chassis number and build Year I can give a bit more info for you. Just be careful, unimogs get under the skin! It’s an itch that can’t be scratched🤣😁👍

It’s the most unusual vehicle I’ve ever drive and the motorised equivalent of a Swiss Army knife!

Exactly, nobody would get in your way.. for long

Thanks I'll pass that on the the owner as I know him well and the vehicle is very local to me. You have a 411 too?

@@Lot76CARS I have the successor to the 411, the 421 - or maybe it's just a range addition as they were build alongside for some time. It's basically shares the frame with the later 411. Around the time my 421 was build in the late 60's both 411 and 421 switch to a newer axle design . The 421 however also got a new gearbox with up to 3 ranges and split gears and optionally two speeds for the PTO. The cab of the 421 came from the big 406 Unimog, which was even more "spacious" compared to the Westfalia and could be tipped to service the engine. However, the key difference between the 411 and the 421 is the engine. The first gen 421 had a Om621 making 40hp, followed by an Om615 making 45ho and later by the om 616 with either 55 or 60 something hp. There were also other creature comforts like air assisted brakes and lockers and a hydraulic clutch. Nevertheless, I envy some of the extras this 411 has. Like the 3 point lift. And the dvf always looks cute and radiates sympathy. Is it possible that the hydraulic system is a early Schmidt Hydraulic, where the pump is mounted relatively high in the engine compartment (and not combined with an air compressor as it was later on)? If so, it might be a horrible hydraulic system, that often destroyed its hydraulic pump, but it's very rare for it to survive.

Yes Dan back end of summer as it had just had its first major rebuild after 60 years .

@@Lot76CARS aha. Unimaginable always impressed. When did they start becoming ‘non-handed’. Sorry. Meaning. Right or Left hand drive in one with a rail. Slide across steering and pedal box design. Brilliant.

@@zzhughesd good question I’m not sure.. apparently all them came to the UK (very few) were LHD. This was imported from the Netherlands a few year ago.