Pegaso 3046/10

The Pegaso 3046/10 is a military truck designed and built by the Spanish company ENASA and sold under the Pegaso name. Its development was tied to a contract between ENASA and the Egyptian Ministry of Defence, which ordered 13,000 units. The order was never completed: 10,500 trucks were delivered and a remainder of 2,500 was left over after a failure to pay, and some sales also went to the Libyan government. For that reason it is popularly known as the Pegaso Egipcio, meaning Egyptian, and the Pegaso Gadafi. The state holding company INI, ENASA's main shareholder, arranged for the surplus to be converted and sold as fire engines, and most were fitted as forest fire pumpers by firms such as Firmesa, Abencor, Pefipresa and Protec Fire. Many are still in operational service in Spanish fire stations, although their stability has been questioned because they lack twin rear wheels. The truck is powered by the Pegaso 9100.42 engine of 10,170 cc and 170 cv. It was also the first Pegaso to appear in the Dakar Rally, where an almost unmodified example finished eighth of the twelve trucks that completed the sixth edition.