hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wagons?

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apples
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ok well brother in law and me run a workshop together, since he was about ten years old his family gave him a mercedes g wagon diesel, we believe its quite rare as its a soft top one, well we think rare as we have never seen another lol, 1985 b reg, 3.0 diesel

anyways sice then its had a full strip rebuild, turbo conversion, full flip respray about 4 years ago

but allways been used abused as a mobile mechanic van and general dogs body, basicly we work it like it should be

fooking great old thing so powerfull can have it sideways quite often, allways down the new forest and vertually on its side or trying to climb out of some stoopid mud filled ditch

cant really find much out on google about the old things found a great forum but have to pay 25 quid to join the owners club

so awsome to run about in tho as you never ever see another on the road very stable old things too

we seriosuly are toying with the idea of a v8 possibly twin turbo depends on what we can find ust the fuel costs that are concerning

so basicly.......... hiya :lol:

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

Apples,

Got any pictures?

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

sorry pics are awful van filthy and crap phone

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

nice cab,wrong colour :shock: ......sorry,my opinion only.

welcome :lol:

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

Hi Apples the PIcs are OK.....it was obviously built without the arches and originally had steel wheels.. and was a UK import..looks fit enough on the outside to retrofit....is four or five speed ??....

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

i think it might actually be a 4 have to check tomorrow cant remember lol

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

You obvioulsy have one of the very rare UK-only 300GD "Open pick-ups".

See these threads:

http://www.gwoa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2754
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2752

And yes... we know your G. Picture taken at Beaulieu:

(see more pics here: http://mercedesgwagen.galeon.com/vacaciones1028599.html )

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

waa blimey yes he did take it there as heard something was going on but as rained never really walked about or spoke to anyone

not that this one would be offered for sale but whats it worth?

it originally was a horrid green colour and had no rear seats, but repainted the full interior metal in same colour too so she looks ok

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

Hi Apples all UK specification Cabrio G's of that era had a pickup body..no seats in the back and spare wheel behind the seat...there have been 2 (white ones) on offer in the UK in tha last year (one from the Isle of Man they sold for around GBP 3000 as I remember.....Another one built from a conventional SWB but fitted with a 617A turbo D engine fetched nearer GBP 4000...You need a hot summer.s day with the top down to get the best money........

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

also forgot to mention the turbo conversion is a STT or STc something like that lol, if i remember rightly it was one of thos rare find things, its intercooled too

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

re-phrase that comment :oops:

that G looks nice at the show :wink:

please "use" it but dont "abuse"it :!: :D

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Re: hi all newbie anyone know anything about soft top g wago

also considering the v8 and turbo route