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UMM Alter

The Cournil restyled by Carlos Galamba and named after the Alter Real strain of the Lusitano horse: the Alter of 1985, the Alter II of 1986 with a turbodiesel from 1987, and the Alter 2000 of 1998–2004.

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15VEHICLES12,166 UMMs of all types 1979–89; 21 long and 5 short Alter 2000s knownBUILT1985–2004IN PRODUCTION4CHAPTERS

The Alter was shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1984 and went on sale in Portugal in 1985 and in France, through UMM France, in 1986. The Alter II followed the same year, assembled by Movauto at Setúbal, and took Peugeot’s 110 PS turbo-intercooled diesel in 1987; long-wheelbase soft-top, pick-up, cab and double-cab bodies came in 1989–90. It kept the body of Cournil’s 1961 design under a new front.

France became UMM’s largest export market, then Angola. Series production stopped in 1994 and military and utility orders ended in 1996; a revised Alter 2000 with Peugeot’s XUD11 turbodiesel was built in small numbers, the last two registered in 2004.

4 chapters, 1948 → today

1Alter (1984–1986)1984 – 19862Alter II (1986–1996)1986 – 19963In service (1986–1996)1986 – 19964Alter 2000 (1998–2004)1998 – 2004
194819601975199020052025
11984 – 1986

Alter (1984–1986)

1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTER

The restyled Cournil with the 2.3- or 2.5-litre diesel.

Registry records · chapter 1

Alter (1985–86)1985–86
21986 – 1996

Alter II (1986–1996)

8 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The Alter II and Turbo, and the Troféu, Ébano, Alvor, Turismo and Papamóvel versions.

Registry records · chapter 2

Alter II (1986–96)1986–96Alter II Turbo1987–96Alter Troféu1989–94Alter V6 PRV (Baja)1987–91Alter Ébano1990Alvor1992Alter II Turbo Turismo1993–94Alter Papamóvel1991
31986 – 1996

In service (1986–1996)

5 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The Gendarmerie’s Heuliez-UMMs, the Angolan and Portuguese armies, the fire brigades and the Macau–Lisbon expedition.

Registry records · chapter 3

Heuliez-UMM (Gendarmerie)1986–96Alter (Angolan Army)1990–96Alter II (Portuguese forces)1986–96Alter II (fire service)1986–96Alter (Macau–Lisbon expedition)1988
41998 – 2004

Alter 2000 (1998–2004)

1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTER

The last UMM, with Peugeot’s 2.1-litre turbodiesel; 21 long-wheelbase and 5 short-wheelbase are known.

Registry records · chapter 4

Alter 2000 (1998–2004)1998–2004

Base models

The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.
Alter (1985–86)1985–86Alter II (1986–96)1986–96Alter 2000 (1998–2004)1998–2004

In service

Where the registry's Alter records worked; each opens the themed history.
Military2 records in this marqueFire1 record in this marquePolice1 record in this marqueExpedition1 record in this marque

Sources

  1. União Metalo-Mecânica — Wikipédia
  2. União Metalo-Mecânica — Wikipedia
  3. UMM Alter 4x4 — Wikipedia
  4. UMM Alter II — Wikipedia
  5. UMM Alter 2000 — Wikipedia

Alter records in the registry

15 records, oldest first.
Alter (1985–86)1985–86 · PortugalAlter II (1986–96)1986–96 · PortugalAlter II (fire service)1986–96 · PortugalAlter II (Portuguese forces)1986–96 · PortugalHeuliez-UMM (Gendarmerie)1986–96 · PortugalAlter II Turbo1987–96 · PortugalAlter V6 PRV (Baja)1987–91 · PortugalAlter (Macau–Lisbon expedition)1988 · PortugalAlter Troféu1989–94 · PortugalAlter (Angolan Army)1990–96 · PortugalAlter Ébano1990 · PortugalAlter Papamóvel1991 · PortugalAlvor1992 · PortugalAlter II Turbo Turismo1993–94 · PortugalAlter 2000 (1998–2004)1998–2004 · Portugal