SOLVED: si_986 - Unic - T 370 A - 2009

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sichel

May 11, 2026, 08:56:54 AM
The usual questions again: Who was the manufacturer? What was the model name? When was it created?
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

sichel

#1
May 17, 2026, 04:05:31 AM
Up to the Experts.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#2
May 17, 2026, 05:00:20 AM
This one can be more complicated than it seems!
We'll start with the UNIC 340 V8
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sichel

#3
May 17, 2026, 06:03:07 AM
Quote from: Bill d isere on May 17, 2026, 05:00:20 AMThis one can be more complicated than it seems!
You're right about that, it is a UNIC V8, but not a 340. I'll give you three attempts to correct it. Locked for Bill.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#4
May 17, 2026, 11:59:42 AM
270
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sichel

#5
May 17, 2026, 12:24:00 PM
No (I)
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#6
May 17, 2026, 02:23:40 PM
Serie 190
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sichel

#7
May 18, 2026, 05:03:15 PM
No (II). It is a very, very rare model.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#8
May 19, 2026, 02:19:58 AM
Vercors
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sichel

#9
May 19, 2026, 04:30:40 AM
No (III). Your answer #2 was pretty close.
I'll lock it for two more attempts.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#10
May 19, 2026, 07:04:49 AM
697N
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sichel

#11
May 19, 2026, 10:01:41 AM
No, stick with V8 for now.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#12
May 19, 2026, 10:32:59 AM
270T
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sichel

#13
May 22, 2026, 01:48:46 PM
No. This is not a series vehicle!
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#14
May 22, 2026, 02:25:28 PM
Prototype ?
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sichel

#15
May 22, 2026, 03:59:45 PM
Unic produced two prototypes. The puzzle vehicle, however, was a later one-off.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#16
May 23, 2026, 04:57:12 AM
Why didn't I recognize Moritz Thommen, founder of Unic Center AG, in Ziefen, Switzerland, at the wheel of his 1976 T370A!
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sichel

#17
May 23, 2026, 05:53:58 AM
Yes!! Details follows when we are home again.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

sichel

#18
Yesterday at 02:00:49 PM
I'd have loved to have seen the look on your face when you realised you were 'short-sighted'. I was wondering why it took you so long to get the message.
On the history of the Puzzle Truck (source: "Last & Kraft" 06/2016):
Although Unic had been part of the Fiat Group since 1966, it remained independent for some time. The V 85 S was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1969. A V8 engine producing 340 (SAE) or 310 (DIN) hp from a 14.88-litre displacement, which was fitted from 1970 onwards, for example in the Unic T 340 A.
The next step saw the development of four prototypes of the 15.55-litre V 86 S, producing 370 (SAE) or 330 (DIN) hp. Two of these were entrusted to renowned customers for use in heavy-duty tractors, whilst a third was used for test bench runs. As the group was no longer interested in the Unic engine, the project was terminated and the units scrapped. Except for the fourth engine! The fourth engine underwent a test programme at Saurer and was subsequently forgotten until Moritz Thommen, a Swiss Unic specialist, discovered it and fitted it into a 1975 Unic T 340 A. This is how, in 2009, a truck came into being that really shouldn't exist: the Unic T 370 A.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Bill d isere

#19
Yesterday at 02:25:36 PM
I'll tell you what woke me up: the semi-trailer's marker lights... I remembered I knew that trailer!
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sichel

#20
Yesterday at 04:02:41 PM
 ;)
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke
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