German agricultural and economics journalist Jan Peters inherited a 1949 Unimog from his grandfather, and has put the vehicle to work for a charitable cause.
Based near Hamburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Peters has covered many thousands of kms all over Germany and in the process has collected donations for a social charity.
At last count, around 10,000 euros had been donated for the Friends of the Dithmarschen Hospice charity.
The vehicle was manufactured as part of a pre-series for the first Unimog which, at the time, was produced by the Boehringer machine manufacturer in Göppingen. The three-pointed star came somewhat later.
The Unimog is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 636 diesel engine which manages to develop 25 horsepower from its 1.7-litre displacement – a sizeable figure for vehicles at the time.
