UNIMOG 411

Review, drive and history of the awesome, unstoppable, Unimog 411 Westfalia. This rare model has a 30% bigger cab called the DvF or Type D (verbreitertes Fahrerhaus) or widened cab it was a limited edition Unimog truck made by Westfalia, a German coachbuilder/convertor. Fitted with the OM636, a 4-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, available in Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, vans and small trucks since the late 1940s.

[@turborocketmedia]

Great video! Thanks for sharing the story of this fantastic unimog! 👌

[@christofm.2926]

A very nice Unimog 411. I would be happy to see more videos of this great Mog.

[@Lot76CARS]

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

[@GrandThriftAuto]

Superb! I was obsessed with Unimogs as a small child thanks to the Corgi catalogue - and I suppose I still am, come to think of it.

[@Lot76CARS]

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...

[@casto-]

A great little video on a very smart and original westfalia 👍 good bit of the history in there as well😁. That’s only the second westfalia I know of (my mate has another also from the Netherlands but a lot rougher)I love the rattle that comes from the engine when cold. I started in 406s then onto MB trac 1300. The hydraulics looks rather aftermarket (as you said) but if you ask a Mercedes unimog dealer they can give you the spec sheet of it. (Give them the chassis number and they can explain the codes) that should tell you what it was built as in the factory 🙂

[@Lot76CARS]

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.

[@casto-]

@@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🤣😁👍

[@markonmotoring]

The Unimog is such a versatile vehicle. With a tipper body and PTO for running all sorts of equipment there were so many jobs these could do from forestry to gritting and beyond. I actually had my eye on the Lego Technic Unimog a few years ago. I've driven a number of Mercedes trucks over the years including tractor units and even a 6x4 that has a fridge body used in the summer and a gritter for the winter. I've never driven a Unimog though.

[@Lot76CARS]

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

[@Lot76CARS]

I had a lot of fun making this one.. not sure I got my technique right but need more practice… what a brilliant vehicle!

[@ritabm5254]

Enjoyed watching this vidio very interesting.

[@humbucker0076]

Hello, nice little Unimog. You mentioned it's hard to check the dealer fitted options. If it's really only dealer fitted maybe, but if it was ordered through the Mercedes System together with the Unimog it would be Pretty easy. The Unimog Museum has an e mail adress where you can send them your vin and they give you the data/spec sheet to which your Unimog was build and equipped back then. For mine it also contains the snowplow and sweeper, so maybe the hydraulics system is also on there for yours.

[@Lot76CARS]

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?

[@humbucker0076]

@@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.

[@kevinbray9550]

Just the thing for the school run or popping down the shops for a loaf.

[@Lot76CARS]

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

[@zzhughesd]

When was this filmed. Was in last summer.

[@Lot76CARS]

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

[@zzhughesd]

@@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.

[@Lot76CARS]

@@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.