Used Car of the Day: 1978 Unimog CASE 406 Turbo

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we go with another unique find -- we're featuring a 1978 Unimog CASE 406 Turbo.


This rig has been turbocharged -- in fact, let me list the mods below.

Direct from the seller:

Below is a list of the work recently done.
-Turbo kit installed (custom headers / intake / turbo oil pump)
-Portal vent tube kit installed
-All four front calipers were completely rebuilt
-New brake and clutch flex lines all around
-New clutch master cylinder
-Oil / filter change
-Upgraded diesel primer pump
-Fuel injection turned up to accommodate for turbo kit
-3/8" cab lift to help route turbo intake
-New alternator
-New gear reduction starter

There are flaws like leaking fluids and dry-rotted tires. Oh, and the heater doesn't work.

Still, this could be a fun rig for off-road adventures or use around your farm. Or however you use a Unimog.

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[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Ash78 Ash78 on Sep 25, 2024
    Sigh, looks like the price includes the standard Colorado Tax :) I'm just happy to see someone selling a car that's NOT on BaT, DougieList, or....*swallows vomit*....FBMP. Though I still wonder Is This Still Available?
  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Sep 25, 2024
    EV conversion
  • Dlc65688410 300SL Gullwing
  • EBFlex Still a garbage, high strung V6 for an engine and not a proper V8, ugly af, and a horrible interior. What were they thinking? This will not help it's lackluster sales.
  • TheEndlessEnigma Some of the PHEV's out there boast CHADEMO connectors, chargers accepting that connection method are almost nonexistent in North America. That has more than a little to do with the issue. That and PHEV's as a whole are offered on only very limited models, not necessarily desirable models either.
  • KOKing I owned a Paul Bracq-penned BMW E24 some time ago, and I recently started considering getting Sacco's contemporary, the W124 coupe.
  • Bob The answer is partially that stupid manufacturers stopped producing desirable PHEVs.I bought my older kid a beautiful 2011 Volt, #584 off the assembly line and #000007 for HOV exemption in MD. We love the car. It was clearly an old guy's car, and his kids took away his license.It's a perfect car for a high school kid, really. 35 miles battery range gets her to high school, job, practice, and all her friend's houses with a trickle charge from the 120V outlet. In one year (~7k miles), I have put about 10 gallons of gas in her car, and most of that was for the required VA emissions check minimum engine runtime.But -- most importantly -- that gas tank will let her make the 300-mile trip to college in one shot so that when she is allowed to bring her car on campus, she will actually get there!I'm so impressed with the drivetrain that I have active price alerts for the Cadillac CT6 2.0e PHEV on about 12 different marketplaces to replace my BMW. Would I actually trade in my 3GT for a CT6? Well, it depends on what broke in German that week....
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