>Am I confused? > re 'Mercedes' G Wagen. > I had always thought the G Wagen was made in Austria by Daimler Steyer >Puch. >ken
Hi Ken The Mercedes Gelaendewagen (cross-country car), or G-wagen, went into production in 1979, following five years of development by Mercedes and Steyr-Daimler-Puch (50-50 joint-venture). It's undergone continuous development since then and is still very much in production, with Mercedes guaranteeing production for NATO up to 2025. See: http://www.g4rce.net/engl/history1.html Steyr-Daimler-Puch was making them for the Eastern Bloc countries, I'm not sure if they're still involved. They still make the Pinzgauer though, which the UK armed forces have bought instead of the Land Rover, but there have been rumours they'll cease production soon. Mercedes recently launched three versions of the G in the US market, not including a diesel model apparently, nor the basic workhorse version, the 461. Best Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Promise to Quit Nicotrol will help http://us.click.yahoo.com/5vN8tD/AqSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
