Unimog 435

The Unimog 435 is a heavy-duty, 7.5-tonne Unimog truck made by Mercedes-Benz at the Gaggenau Unimog plant from 1975 to 1993 and sold as the U 1300 L and U 1700 L. It followed the Unimog 425 with a longer wheelbase, of 3,250 or 3,850 millimetres, and more powerful engines, and it kept the angular cab of the 425 together with the ladder frame, portal axles and coil springs common to Unimogs. It was rear-wheel drive with selectable four-wheel drive and an eight-speed manual gearbox, with a top speed of 80 to 100 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. The engines were naturally aspirated or turbocharged OM 353 series units, replaced from 1987 by the OM 366. In total 30,726 were produced in eight types, the U 1300 L being widely used by the Bundeswehr and by German fire services, and the model was succeeded by the Unimog 437.