G-Class premieres

  • Date
    5 - 10 February 1979
  • Description
    In Toulon, France, the Mercedes-Benz 460-series cross-country vehicle developed in cooperation with Steyr-Daimler-Puch is unveiled to the press. Produced in Graz, Austria, the range includes four models, which can be ordered with two different wheelbase lengths and five different body variants. The model line-up ranges from the 240 GD, 300 GD and 230 G up to the 280 GE, with output rising from 53 kW / 72 hp to 110 kW / 150 hp.
Mercedes-Benz G-series, off-road vehicle, 460 model series, available from 1979 with four different engines, in five bod...
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230 G, 240 GD, 280 GE, 300 GD, off-road vehicle - W 460
Mercedes-Benz 230 G, convertible, off-road vehicle, 460 model series, 1979 version, carmine red (RAL 3002) standard pain...
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230 G, off-road vehicle - W 460
Mercedes-Benz 240 GD - 280 GE, station wagon short (2400 mm wheelbase), off-road vehicle, 460 model series, 1979 version...
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230 G, 240 GD, 280 GE, 300 GD, off-road vehicle - W 460
Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle, 460 model series, 1979 version. Left: 300 GD, station wagon long, wheat yellow (DB 1681)...
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230 G, 300 GD, off-road vehicle - W 460
Mercedes-Benz G-series, off-road vehicle, 460 model series, available from 1979 with four different engines, in five bod...
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230 G, 240 GD, 280 GE, 300 GD, off-road vehicle - W 460
Mercedes-Benz 230 G, convertible, off-road vehicle, 460 model series, 1979 version, agave green (DB 6880) standard paint...
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230 G, convertible, off-road vehicle - W 460, with test driver Heinrich Wangler
Mercedes-Benz 300 GD, station wagon long, off-road vehicle, 460 model series, 1979 version, wheat yellow (DB 1681) stand...
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300 GD, off-road vehicle - W 460
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