Acid F006
The Saurer F006 (also referred to as Saurer 288) and F007 were the last vehicle designs from this manufacturer , along with the Saurer 6DM and Saurer 10DM off -road trucks manufactured by Adolph Saurer AG for the Swiss Army .
history
At the end of the 1970s, the F006 from the truck manufacturer Saurer in Arbon was intended as a Jeep successor for the Swiss Army. In addition, the vehicle should also be manufactured for fire brigades and as work vehicles for the community, such as road maintenance companies, electricity and water suppliers, foresters, etc. A sale to private users (such as the Mercedes G ) was not discussed, but would have been likely; however, Monteverdi had already presented the civil version of his Military 230 to the public at the 1979 Geneva Motor Show . The Saurer F006 was based on the military. The three prototypes of the 260Z that are now in the Monteverdi Museum in Binningen remained.
technology
The Saurer F006 is an all -terrain passenger vehicle with all-wheel drive . The concept was adopted by the car manufacturer Peter Monteverdi , further designed and improved by Berna. Saurer had taken over production. The axles come from the IHC Scout (Jeep ICH Scout from the manufacturer International Harvester ). The vehicle had a plastic body made of polyester . A six-cylinder petrol engine from Volvo with an automatic transmission served as the drive . The top speed was 100 km / h. In contrast to the Mercedes G and Puch 230GE, the front indicators were conventionally attached to the front of the vehicle (and not on the bonnet). The parking lights mounted in the front bumper can be converted into camouflage lights with attachments . The basic vehicle has a fixed driver's cab open to the rear. The loading area / passenger seats are closed with a quickly assembled / dismantled plastic tarpaulin. At the rear of the military version there is a holder for a petrol can; The fire brigade version has a fixed structure.
In 1980 Saurer presented the F006 and until 1982 the military engineering department of the Swiss Army tested the F006 and appreciated its off-road capabilities . However, the Puch 230GE was procured. Without an order from the army, no economically viable production was possible and the 24 built prototypes remained, one of which remained in the service of the Saurer company fire department until 1988 and was then handed over to the Saurer Oldtimer Club. The remaining vehicles are privately owned.
Acid F007
Simultaneously with the Saurer F006, the Saurer F007 was presented to the public in 1980 as a Pinzgauer-like truck. The F007 uses the same chassis and drive unit as the F006, however, unlike the F006, the driver's cab is not behind the engine, but on the engine compartment (as in many delivery vans). It is therefore a so-called forward control . In contrast to the F006, the vehicle has three windshield wipers instead of two and four headlights instead of two; The front parking lights and indicators are also housed in the same headlight socket . The filler neck is on the left-hand side directly behind the driver's door and not, as on the F006, on the right-hand side between the rear and the rear wheel. The vehicle has a fixed driver's cab that is open to the rear. The loading area and passenger area are covered with a plastic tarpaulin including two plastic windows on each side. This was also based on the concept of the front control model 260 F from Monteverdi. From 1982 off-road vehicles were manufactured for the Swiss Army for testing purposes. Here, too, the army valued the off-road capabilities of the tested prototypes, but did not buy any other vehicles. The existing Saurer F007 are now privately owned.