1988 Mercedes-Benz 300GD

STOCK # 3614

THIS 1988 MERCEDES-BENZ 300GD IS LOCATED IN: APOPKA, FL 32712

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, sometimes colloquially called the G-Wagen and or "G-Wagon" is a four-wheel drive automobile manufactured by Magna Steyr (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch) in Austria and sold by Mercedes-Benz. Originally developed as a military off-roader, later more luxurious models were added to the line. In certain markets, it has been sold under the Puch name as Puch G until 2000.

The G-Wagon is characterised by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction. It uses three fully locking differentials, one of the few passenger car vehicles to have such a feature.

W460 (1979–1992)

The W460 was introduced at a press event held at the off-road proving ground in Toulon, France, and went on sale in September 1979 with three engine choices and five body variants. Over the next decade, the engine and transmission choices were expanded or updated along with more and more optional extra cost creature comforts (air conditioning, automatic transmission, power windows, etc.).

The G-Wagen gained its global fame in 1980 when Mercedes-Benz built a Popemobile based on 230 G cabriolet during the first visit of Pope John Paul II in Germany.

Mercedes-Benz never officially exported the G-Wagen to the United States because it was considered more of a utilitarian vehicle and didn't fit the American perception of what Mercedes-Benz was. During the 1980s, the grey import specialists brought the W460 to the United States and modified them to meet the US regulations. In 1988, the new federal law, Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act, closed the loopholes and tightened up the regulations for grey imports, making it more difficult and more expensive for the registered importers to federalise the W460 in a very small number. The other issue was severely underpowered engines in the 230 GE, 280 GE, and 300 GD models might not have appealed to the American market as was the case with the Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL in the early 1980s.

1988 MERCEDES-BENZ 300GD

EUROPEAN-MARKET EXAMPLE
CLEAN TITLE IN HAND
CLEAN CARFAX REPORT
LOW 76,061KM/47K MILES
MOSS GREEN EXTERIOR OVER A GRAY PATTERNED CLOTH INTERIOR
3.0L OM617 DIESEL INLINE-FIVE ENGINE
5-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX
FRONT DISC BRAKES
DUAL-RANGE TRANSFER CASE
FRONT & REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS
REPLACED CLUTCH PRIMARY CYLINDER
15" ALLOY WHEELS
31×10.5″ BF GOODRICH MUD-TERRAIN T/A KM2 TIRES
REAR TOW BALL
HEADLIGHT GUARDS
FRONT BUCKET SEATS AND A FOLDING REAR BENCH
SONY CASSETTE STEREO
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS STORED BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT
RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT

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