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Well, I suppose this revelation (that I have a police truck) raises a question: since I don't actually have a military vehicle, do I belong here? The police vehicle restoration forums are pretty quiet. I like it here. I would like to stay if you guys will put up with me. In support of my...

It's official. This was a German police radio truck, aka Funkkraftwagen. Or Fun Craft Wagon. Or Funk Raftwagon. Three cool thread titles all in one! I cannot claim credit for finding this, but I can't help but share it.

Good point. In fact I have real needs for a real truck. I gotta haul a full cord of split wood. Move the contents of a garage to the dump. Carry all my worldy possessions to some land in the mountains.

Yep good call. It doesn't work right now, but I do plan to make it work. Don't know why. I love the little cage over it, which is hinged for access. I'd like to keep it if I can. I think it looks loads better without the rack on top. Now back to getting her to run. Next step check the other...

Still no start. Checked for spark and have spark at the back three wires. Plugs look pretty new, but are black and shiny. I didn't check the front three wires yet, mostly because they are harder to get at, and it was really distracting me the roof cage. More crane implements found.

Look Ma, no rack!

My thought exactly. I have an order in to EI with a carb gasket/seal kit, and tons of other stuff including plugs n wires. I will look for spark tomorrow. At least I know how to do that. This truck has already been converted to electronic ignition. Not sure which one, or where it is, or how to...

That first pic above is the siren speaker or something, mounted behind the front bumper. I found the ram for the crane. Bled three of four brake lines. Still no start, and I tried ether.

I think I have this figured out. I have a 404.113. It was made for the German Polizei and was probably used as a radio truck or maybe a mobile zoo containment unit. Either way, it's got an M180 engine and a Zenith 32 NDIX offroad carb. So it's the drivetrain that makes this thing so unique...

Wow! That's cool. The plot thickens. I have a 404.113. I have read that most of these that had a hard cab and this type box were for the German police. The green one has the radio stuff still in it, and even tho the chairs and desk are gone, the rest of the layout of my box is the same. Thanks...

This truck I found on the Classic Unimogs website. The box has the same door configuration as mine, and looks like the same winch. No nose holes that I can see but the pic is not great so they may be there. It is allegedly directly from the Saarbrucken police department, original color...

BELinNC that's a sound hole theory. I had the same thought. Love that cargo box with the windows in the tarp. Looks like a dirt bike on the back too. And thanks for showing me the correct orientation of the windshield wipers. I'm learning!

I thought I knew a little, but now I know I knew nothing at all. o_O I'm just continuing to learn as best I can. But I have to admit that seeing my own truck every day makes me hate my little electric mind control commuter spaceship all the more. My car yells at me. It electronically scolds...

Mo pics. Those fuel cans say Treibstoff Feuergefahrlich 20L. Interwebs has em for $100 each. Apparently pretty old but not WWII German Military I don't think. But I don't really know. I do know that the design of these fuel cans was fantastic. I remember a guy showing me all the amazing...

My new truck was delivered today. The driver was a nice guy and put it exactly where I wanted it. I couldn't resist taking the afternoon off. I got the snow off the roof, which improves its look considerably because the cagey nature of the roof rack is less pronounced. There are cool hatches...

No I haven't. The weather has been dreadful. Cold rain and snow. But I will! And soon too. Anybody ever deal with Simpletire.com?

Many thanks! I don't like the monkey cage roof rack, and was actually planning to cut it off right away, but it is really well built, welded to the roof in a million places, and undeniably functional. It might be original, and if it is, I will hesitate to cut it off. I also noticed those...

Gotta say this really is a dream come true. This truck is exactly what I have been hoping for, for years. I joined the forum in 2017, but I had been drooling over M35s for a while at that point. So lets say this experience has been a long time coming. I first heard of Unimogs a senior in...

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