Has anybody ever heard of a source for late '70s earlt 80's ex canadian military g-wagons? I'd love a project G-wagon, but it seems that the only ones I ever come across are already fixed up pretty nice. How similiar are the military versions, mechanically, as compared with their civilian counterparts?

thanks,
Jason

The G was not built until February 1979. The Canadian military just got their G's in the last couple of years; so you won't find a 1979 or early 80's or even early 90's Canadian ex-military G.

Lots of German and Norwegian ex-military G's available in Europe; but they'll have to be 1979-1981 for you to be able to legally import it into the US.

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The Canucks were still using their 60s vintage soft top/jeep things till 2003 or so.

just keep looking around until I stumble upon one. Anybody ever convert one of the gas ones to a diesel? Do they make good daily drivers? What are the typical problem areas to look for. I know the 123 sedans get cancer in the trunk, and below the doors. Are parts, including body parts, available? How many questions do I get on a single thread before I'm beaten?

Ah, yes, the ILITIS.

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1973 280SE 4.5 (Sold)
1984 LWB 280GE (Sold)
2000 G500 NMLE - "Deep Throat"
2007 ML320 CDI (Sold)
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia TipTronic (Sold)
2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (Sold and Sorely Missed)
2014 ML350 BTC
2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (On Order)

Most of the military G's are diesel.

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1973 280SE 4.5 (Sold)
1984 LWB 280GE (Sold)
2000 G500 NMLE - "Deep Throat"
2007 ML320 CDI (Sold)
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia TipTronic (Sold)
2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (Sold and Sorely Missed)
2014 ML350 BTC
2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (On Order)

How do they compare with the Hummers used by the US military? Better armor? How do the size of the engines compare? Horsepower? Mileage?

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

The Canadian military love them. In fact, a friend of mine, who lost both of his legs driving a G in Afghanistan after it was hit by a homicide car bomb attack, credits the G. its build quality and its armament with saving his life. I'd post the photo here, but I've done it before; and the forum software won't allow a photo to be posted a second time.

The US Marine Corps uses them for their Interim Fast Attach Vehicles, and they love 'em. The US Army and their Humvees wish that they had them.

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1973 280SE 4.5 (Sold)
1984 LWB 280GE (Sold)
2000 G500 NMLE - "Deep Throat"
2007 ML320 CDI (Sold)
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia TipTronic (Sold)
2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (Sold and Sorely Missed)
2014 ML350 BTC
2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (On Order)

I was just trying to make a joke, Dutch. Mainly about complaints by US soldiers about the insufficient armoring of our Hummers. I guess we're not buying Hummers anymore. I heard the military was moving on to some other vehicle.

The only people I've seen in G Wagons so far were rappers, pimps, and other gangstas. Presumably there are some more mainstream Americans driving them somewhere.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I've been driving one since 1984, and probably fit the "mainstream American" demographic.

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1973 280SE 4.5 (Sold)
1984 LWB 280GE (Sold)
2000 G500 NMLE - "Deep Throat"
2007 ML320 CDI (Sold)
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia TipTronic (Sold)
2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (Sold and Sorely Missed)
2014 ML350 BTC
2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (On Order)

One other type of person used to "roll" in one as well - THE POPE! The old "popemobile" was a modified G-Wagen. Good enough for him...well you get the idea.

Well, I really don't consider the Pope very mainstream. I mean, I'm sure he's a nice guy and all.
Perhaps the G Wagons are are more common in areas other than the DC area.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Got a fair few G`s in stock, What are you after?

would love to get and unassuming military spex 240GD or 300GD. Did you guys see the thread on the diesel forum about the indian guys and the indian spex G-wagons... OM606 turbo...

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1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

what do you have, merv?

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