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Anniversary ious Unimog types impressive evidence of why the Unimog has been unsurpassed for 55 years. The white chalk rocks and rolling, hilly landscape covered in Estaque tempted drivers to master different levels of topographic challenge with the Unimog. And so the U 400 and U 500 Unimogs with loaded platforms and the 4000 or U 5000 vehicles with their firefighting equipment climbed through the green Provençal landscape. Almost all the visitors participated in the Unimog test drives, though possibly relieved to feel the solid ground beneath their feet again when the unusual trip was over; nevertheless, most of them were extremely enthusiastic about the vehicles’ performance. Even during these early November days when the sun in the South of France still had enough strength to allow us to take our aperitif outside, in front of the Château. In addition to the excellent organization that coped well with several hundred guests on both days, Provençal cuisine and wines did their best to make the event unforgettable. Despite the five-year delay, this anniversary lacked nothing of what the official “50 Years of the Unimog” event had offered to its guests in Gaggenau. ■ A U 4000 fording water and crossing mudholes with supreme confidence A forest firefighting vehicle with Sides superstructure 8 Unimog 2|2003
Sampling the Unimog U 5000: Commandant Lt. Colonel Jean-Louis Farcy from Marseille’s Pompiers Marin (top centre) tested his new vehicles thoroughly Jean-Emile Martin, Unimog’s French sales director, explained the technical features of the vehicles and implements The cavalcade of historic Unimogs Successful demonstrations were held among the rocks of Lançon-de-Provence on both days of the Unimog anniversary event in France Unimog 2|2003 9
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