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UMM Alter II

"Postal van in the front, Defender 110 in the back. I love it!"

 

You might not have heard of this one. I certainly haven't.

At least not until a few weeks ago when Are J Heiseldal sent me a picture of one. Thanks for the challenge, sir.

 

It's a Portugese 4x4 from the late 80s, early 90s that seems to still have an enthusiastic fanbase, based on the forums I've come across.

As far as I can tell, it's an improvement of the UMM Alter, which is an improvement of the UMM 4x4 Cournil, which is based on a design by Frenchman Bernard Cournil, whose company adapted left-behind Willys Jeeps for agricultural use after WW2.

These things have even competed in the Paris-Dakar, beating out some Landies in the process.

 

I'm getting into slightly more obscure offroaders now, in an attempt to have as many different countries as possible represented in my series. I honestly wouldn't have expected to be able to include one from Portugal.

 

"NOISY. Also, did I mention the noise? I am sorry, I can't hear you."

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Uploaded on July 9, 2018