UMM is a Portuguese metal works factory and ex-automobile manufacturer based in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1977 with the purpose of manufacturing four-wheel drive vehicles for agricultural, i
A 1990s UMM Alter 2000 Petrol 4X4
A 1990s UMM Alter 2500 Diesel 4WD Fire Engine
Bernard Cournil was a French vehicle maker who progressed from improving other people’s vehicles to manufacturing his own during the late 1950s. Rights to manufacture his design were subsequently held
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…and utility applications. The UMM 4x4 design is derived from a prototype created by the French engineering firm called SIMI. SIMI had produced the Cournil, a rugged two seater boxy looking Land Rover type of vehicle made with Hotchkiss-JEEP parts with Ferguson Diesel tractor allwheel driven mechanicals…
Cournil 4x4 fitted with an earth auger
A 1983 UMM Entrepreneur, nearly identical to a Cournil of the period
Cournil's design later turned up as a Portuguese UMM vehicle.