Rare short wheelbase civilian W463 chassis
Exterior
Original silver exterior with grill, headlight bezels, and mirrors in black to give retro W460 appeal
Circa 1996 original AMG Japan and Yanase decals on rear corners
Very clean undercarriage, etc. without corrosion or rust.
Suspension brackets have been touched up with paint where paint wore away, there was no rust present.
The shock tower brackets and spring seat uppers have their original factory welds
The cross tubes are excellent, no rust, original welds
Number on frame matches plate in engine bay on air intake
Removable wind/water deflectors on doors (clipped on). They are actual Mercedes Japan items and they do work well.
Nice Trim and Glass, Nice seals, nothing cracked or dryed out.
Interior
Rare cloth Recaro-like Mercedes G sport seats
Rear folding split seat and door cards to match
Excellent headliner
Dash and wood veneers complete and very nice condition
Seats impeccable condition
Floors, carpet excellent
Yanase mats from Japan
Folding split rear seat is also entirely removable making massive cargo area.
Folding passenger seat forward can also add to cargo length on right side.
Sunroof and power windows
History
Well maintained, garaged, no winter use.
Imported 1996 from Graz Austria to pre-merger AMG Japan
Spent its life in Southeast Japan with no winters
Recent work completed
New 285/16 BFG All Terrain KO Tires just fit on powdercoated original Mercedes 463 ATIK 16" offroad alloy wheels
Note, some photos do show the previous tires (same tire make/model but not new)
Car runs and drives fantastic and has been completely gone through end to end by Mike Serpe (founder of clubgwagen.com) and Wolfgang's Gelandewagen Center.
There are others on the market in the $30-50k range but they still need to be gone thru.
We took the best original example we could find and brought it back to mechanical and service level excellence.
This one is ready to go with recent 2023-2024 services by some of the top G folks in USA.
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