FS: Falklands War G-Wagon

[E 55 AMG]

There was no 2.5-liter diesel in 1982.

>Hello all.
>
>One of our club members has a Mercedes G-Wagon brought home from the
>Falklands War. It is 1982 Long Wheel Base, Left Hand Drive, 2.5 diesel.
>
>Only two of the LWB are about, the other in a Royal Marines museum in
>the UK. Used by General Menendez, Commander Argentine Forces. Full
>documented history. Mail me for more details.
>
>All the best
>--
>Wayne Davies Editor of Ex-Military Land Rover Association Newsletter
> Harrogate A little Website info on SAS Pink Panther,Lightweight,Shorland
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[E 55 AMG]

There was a 2.4-liter, 4-cul. diesel in the 240 GD. Maybe this is what it has.

Danny

>Wheel Base, Left Hand Drive, 2.5 diesel.
>

>Thanks for that, I've just checked, apparently a continental export
>engine for overseas military such as Argentina and black African forces.
>I am told it wasn't available for domestic market or possibly even
>export vehicles in the standard range of Mercedes.
>
>It might not be 2.5, it might be 2.25 or 2.2, does this sound more
>likely? The owner has a British Army Land Rover 110 2.5 diesel for sale
>as well and I may have transposed some info here.
>
>Apparently it received an extraordinary amount of attention at the
>Mercedes dealership when it went for an engine rebuild, not least
>because it had not been paid for by the Argentines and Mercedes records
>showed it as stolen I believe. They were not too impressed and it was
>eventually taken elsewhere for repair.

[Martin Retsch]

There was also a 3.0 5-cyl. in line Diesel in 1982. It was called 300 GD.

Wayne Davies schrieb:

> Hello all.
>
> One of our club members has a Mercedes G-Wagon brought home from the
> Falklands War. It is 1982 Long Wheel Base, Left Hand Drive, 2.5 diesel.
>
> Only two of the LWB are about, the other in a Royal Marines museum in
> the UK. Used by General Menendez, Commander Argentine Forces. Full
> documented history. Mail me for more details.
>