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The word "MUNGA" comes from the German phrase "Mehrzweck UNiversal
Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb", which translated means, "Multi purpose
Universal Cross-country Car with All-wheel drive".
The Munga was built by Auto Union in Ingolstadt. The production began in October
1956 and ended in December 1968. During this time 46,750 cars were built.
Launched at the 38th International Motor Show at Frankfurt in the autumn of
1957, the vehicle was not only adopted by the West German Bundeswehr as a
vehicle unique in its class but was also bought in large numbers for the German
Border Police and various foreign military formations within NATO.
The civilian version of the Munga was widely adopted in Western Germany for
agricultural and forestry work in particular, and also became popular abroad,
especially in those countries where "go anywhere" transport was needed because
of poor roads, as, for example, in large parts of South America and South
Africa. Around 2000 cars were delivered to the Dutch army, many of which were
shipped to the UK in the late 1970s.
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