Editing Unimog (section)

=== 1950s ===
[[File:Unimog mit Schneefräse um 1955.jpg|thumb|Unimog 401 with [[snow blower]], c. 1955]]
In late 1950, Mercedes-Benz entered into a contract with Boeringer to take over production of the Unimog.<ref>{{Cite web |title=70 Years Ago Today Daimler-Benz Took over Unimog Production |url=https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a34496679/70-years-ago-today-daimler-benz-took-over-unimog-production/ |date=27 October 2020 |author-last=Ramey |author-first=James |website=[[Autoweek]] |publisher=Hearst Autos, Inc. |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

==== 1951 – Daimler-Benz – Gaggenau manufacturing plant ====
{{Main|Unimog 2010}}
Daimler-Benz modified the Unimog for mass production to create the series 2010 and in 1951, started its manufacture in their [[Gaggenau]] plant in Baden-Württemberg, where production continued until 2002.<ref name="DaimlerAG 2000s">{{cite web |url=https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko.xhtml?oid=9362074 |title=2000 to the present day: New Unimog generations |publisher=Daimler AG |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

==== 1953 – The 401, 402 and the closed cab ====
[[File:U401.jpg|thumb|Unimog 401 with a Westfalia Typ B cab, 1954]]
{{Main|Unimog 401}}
In 1953, the Unimog was updated and the three-pointed Mercedes star began to appear on the bonnet, replacing the Unimog ox horn emblem. The new model became known as the series 401.<ref name="Vogler_2015">{{cite book |author-first=Carl-Heinz |author-last=Vogler |title=Typenatlas Unimog. Alle Unimog-Klassiker seit 1946 bis 1993 |publisher=GeraMond |place=München |lang=de |date=2015 |isbn=978-3-86245-026-8 }}</ref>{{rp|25}} A new series 402 with a long wheelbase chassis ({{Convert|2120|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} instead of {{Convert|1720|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}) also became available.

An enclosed driver's cab was available as an option from 1953, making the Unimog a true all-weather vehicle.<ref>{{cite book |author-first=Werner |author-last=Oswald |title=Mercedes-Benz Lastwagen und Omnibusse 1886–1986 |lang=de |publisher=Motorbuch Verlag |place=Stuttgart |date=2008 |isbn=978-3-613-02943-9 |page=321}}</ref>

==== 1955 – The 404 S ====
{{Main|Unimog 404}}
In 1955, the first [[Unimog 404|Unimog 404 S]] series were produced. The primary customer of the 404 S was the [[Bundeswehr]] (literally ''Federal Defence'', i.e. the [[West German]] Armed Forces), which was created in the mid-1950s in the era of the [[Cold War]].<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|43}}

The 404 was intended to be a mobile cross-country [[truck]], instead of an agricultural implement. The 404 S is the most popularly produced variant. 64,242 units were produced between 1955 and 1980. The oldest 404 known to exist is the first 1953 prototype, located in an East German museum.<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|55}}

==== 1957 ====
Starting in 1957, the [[Unimog 411]] was offered with a [[synchromesh gearbox]] as an option, and in 1959, the synchromesh gearbox became standard.<ref name=Vogler_2014 />