SHORT HISTORY OF THESE STEYR-PUCH’S:

1972: Development of a new type of off-road vehicle — one that will excel both in the toughest terrain and yet provide the comfort and safety engineering for which Mercedes-Benz is known — begins in a cooperative agreement between Daimler-Benz and Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Graz, Austria. Mercedes-Benz engineers in Stuttgart focus on the design and testing of the new vehicle, while the team in Graz develops the production plans.

1979: Production of the “G Model” begins in Graz.

The vehicle’s backbone was a box frame with enclosed side members and cross-members, ensuring exceptional flexural and torsional strength. The frame carried robust, rigid axles with large coil springs and a long spring travel – an advantage in off-road operations. With a climbing ability of up to 80 per cent, a tilt angle of up to 54 per cent, a 21-centimetre ground clearance and angles of approach and departure of 36 and 27 degrees respectively, the G-Class impeccably mastered even the most difficult off-road stretches. At the same time the chassis ensured safe and comfortable handling characteristics on the road.

This 461 type features selectable four-wheel drive with differential locks at the rear axle. Other standard features are a five-speed manual transmission and a 96 liter fuel tank.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RE-BUILD INTO AN OFF-ROAD TRAVEL/EXPEDITION VEHICLE:

For the construction of the living unit there will be fabricated an aluminium frame with honeycomb panels.

This will be a lightweight unit of approx. 190 kgs. with a pop-up roof.

It will be a great car with a total empty weight, but including basic interior, of just about 2575 kg!!!

The cars are equipped with the 2,3 liter petrol engine and automatic gearbox. And the features as described in the paragraph above.

Also there wil be mounted a snorkel, fabricated for G-Professional.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE RE-BUILD

The COMPLETE VERSION of the car is inclusive the following additions/improvements/features:

• Storage boxes underneath the unit, just behind the side doors (black on the pictures)
• Chassis has been raised by one inch and an inforcement of 350 kgs. plus on the   suspension, complete with new “Bilstein” shocks
• “Professional G” raised air intake
• LED lightbar above the cabin of the G
• Three inch fender wideners of polyester on the frontside fenders
• Behind the rear wheels aluminium plates (black on the pictures) this in order to   have a smooth look and an aluminium rear bumper with led lights
• Complete interior, totally build in flightcase finish
• Inclusive shower/toilet area
• Sitting area consisting of two benches, one bench of 68 cm long and one bench of 115 cm long
• Hot water supply by means of a heat ex-changer thru the engine, with a boiler with a capacity of 15 liters
• Watertank of stainless steel, capacity of 100 liters
• Three burner cooking plate run on gas
• Sink
• Compressor fridge of 65 liters
• Rims, 16 inch, with new tires size 255/85-16, as on pictures
• “Webasto” heating, with a capacity of 2kW
• Pop-up roof with mosquito netting and fabric, wind- and waterproof
• Two windows of about 50 x 70 cm from “Seitz”
• Side awning
• Two sandplates, inclusive holder, can fold down to serve as table for outside cooking / outside kitchen
• In/on the alcove an additional plate to make the bed of 140 cm wide and 200 cm long
• Cushions for as well as the benches as well as the bed are inclusive
• Complete painted in a color at customer’s choice. The demo one which I am building right now will be mouse grey with black
• Full electric system is from “Victron”
• Complete rear door in two parts, one part goes down with a few steps, one part opening to the left

This all is in fact a kind of “brief” description of the car. If there are any questions and/or remarks, please do not hesitate to come into contact with me on my cellphone +31 6 1061 2088
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The CASCO VERSION of the car has got the following features:

• The unit mounted on the car
• Two windows of about 50 cm x 70 cm from “Seitz”
• Complete rear door in two parts, one part goes down with a few steps, one part opening to the left
• Pop-up roof with mosquito netting and fabric, wind- and waterproof
• Step thru from unit to driver’s / passenger’s cabin
• No interior in the unit

Again: If there are any questions and/or remarks, please do not hesitate to come into contact with me on my cellphone +31 6 1061 2088.

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