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Portugal : Alcochete - Pegões - 20 Jan 2007
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:10 pm
by xabregas
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:45 pm
by WACKO
wow... thats alot of photos...
what is that big square white thing? ive never seen one before.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:39 pm
by xabregas
WACKO wrote:wow... thats alot of photos...
what is that big square white thing? ive never seen one before.
what big white thing ??? can you explain that?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:21 am
by mroffroader
im guessing this is the big square white thing as i was wondering the same haha
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:31 am
by xabregas
that´s an UMM !
iron made...
and tought!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:22 am
by Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMM_%28Uni%C3%A3o_Metalo-Mec%C3%A2nica%29
The 1980 's
UMM (União Metalo-Mecânica) is a metal works factory and a former Portuguese automobile manufacturer. It was founded in 1977 with the purpose of manufacturing 4wd vehicles for agricultural, industrial and utility applications.
The UMM four wheel drive design is derived from a prototype created by the French engineering firm Cournil, called Entrepreneur. The Cournil Entrepreneur's building rights were acquired by the Portuguese company União Metalo-Mecânica, part of the Mocar group.
They became known for their reliability, especially when in a Paris-Dakar rally the team was able to finish with all the cars that started. Many UMMs are still in use by utilities in Spain and Portugal and also by the "Guarda Nacional Republicana" (Portuguese Gendarmerie), fire service and military, although the majority of their customers were private individuals. They are also popular in France and Angola.
The 1990 's
UMM stopped building cars for private customers in 1993, but kept on taking large orders from military and utility services until 1996. Custom orders are still accepted. The most famous UMM is probably the one who transported Pope John Paul II in one of his visits to Portugal.
The 2000 's
An updated version was announced in 2000, powered by the Citroen XM's 2.1 L Turbo Diesel engine. This engine was less noisy and more torquey at low speed. Several options were available, including air conditioning and GPS. Price was meant to be equivalent to a Land Rover Discovery with similar finishings. However, the company had no capital to invest on its development.
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:34 am
by mroffroader
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:26 am
by xabregas
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:40 am
by BrentC
xabregas wrote:e... desta é que não tenho mais...
of this it is that I do not have more
Good old Google tranlation sevice
Good pics - big group of people to follow - sometimes makes for a very slow day
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:21 am
by deer_hunter
You should take more pictures next time...
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:12 pm
by colly
for F##ks sake, I wore my scrolling mouse out looking for a good pic
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:21 pm
by WACKO
Mark wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMM_%28Uni%C3%A3o_Metalo-Mec%C3%A2nica%29The 1980 'sUMM (União Metalo-Mecânica) is a metal works factory and a former Portuguese automobile manufacturer. It was founded in 1977 with the purpose of manufacturing 4wd vehicles for agricultural, industrial and utility applications.
The UMM four wheel drive design is derived from a prototype created by the French engineering firm Cournil, called Entrepreneur. The Cournil Entrepreneur's building rights were acquired by the Portuguese company União Metalo-Mecânica, part of the Mocar group.
They became known for their reliability, especially when in a Paris-Dakar rally the team was able to finish with all the cars that started. Many UMMs are still in use by utilities in Spain and Portugal and also by the "Guarda Nacional Republicana" (Portuguese Gendarmerie), fire service and military, although the majority of their customers were private individuals. They are also popular in France and Angola.
The 1990 'sUMM stopped building cars for private customers in 1993, but kept on taking large orders from military and utility services until 1996. Custom orders are still accepted. The most famous UMM is probably the one who transported Pope John Paul II in one of his visits to Portugal.
The 2000 'sAn updated version was announced in 2000, powered by the Citroen XM's 2.1 L Turbo Diesel engine. This engine was less noisy and more torquey at low speed. Several options were available, including air conditioning and GPS. Price was meant to be equivalent to a Land Rover Discovery with similar finishings. However, the company had no capital to invest on its development.
just as i thought...
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:25 pm
by Jerry
That looked like a diesel Grand Vitara in there...how did that perform offroad?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:30 pm
by xabregas
colly wrote:for F##ks sake, I wore my scrolling mouse out looking for a good pic
you didn´t like the pics?!
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:48 pm
by xabregas
Jerry wrote:That looked like a diesel Grand Vitara in there...how did that perform offroad?
yes it was a Grand Vitara... well the performance in offroad is a litle lower comparing to the others... but... it crosses when other crosses...
however... this "offroad trip" was light... in the midle there was some "play grounds" to the adventurers!
but... it was nice!
