Where Would the G-Wagen Be Without the Unimog Doka?

This Unimog Doka is the G-Wagen’s older, bigger, brawnier cousin.

We think we might have found the ultimate Mercedes-Benz for that handyman who already has everything.

Then again, this classic piece of machinery, which was recently up for sale on Bring a Trailer, would probably appeal to a few who aren’t that handy, as well.

The massive truck, known as the Unimog Doka, is a throwback to the earlier days of monstrous Mercedes-Benz vehicles, long before the hot 6X6 G-Wagen was even sketched. Although, it’s clear that lot of the modern SUV’s characteristics grew out of the Unimog, as highlighted in a report by The Drive.

This particular model was shipped from France to the U.S. It was actually used as a French Alpine Fire Truck, with some of the blaze-battling equipment still intact. Well, aside from the fire hose. But we imagine that one of those would be pretty easy to come by.

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The bed of the Unimog is 102-inches long and 91-inches wide. And the truck is powered by a 5.6-liter I6 diesel motor mated to a manual transmission.

Even more impressive, the Unimog only has 27,000 miles on the odometer. And the seller has a list of all the maintenance done on the truck. The only down-side is that the bidding for the truck already ended, without the $24K reserve being met. So who knows, maybe we’ll see this beast up for auction again?