military surplus g-wagons?
 

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.

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

I guess I'll...
 

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.

Most of the military G's are diesel.

How do they compare
 

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

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.

G Wagons
 

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.

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

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.

Mainstream?
 

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.

old G sales
 

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...

what do you have, merv?