This Ex-Military G-Wagen Has Been Turned Into A Motorhome And We Want It
A few months ago, Lorinser Classic announced it had gotten hold of 37 ex-Swiss Army ‘Puch G’ Mercedes G-Wagens. It had them listed for sale with prices starting as low as €13,000, but given that none of them were in particularly stellar condition, that still made for a fairly bold purchase.
However, Lorinser also offered a restomod service, with completed examples starting at €50,000. They can be specced however you want, pretty much, but what’s been done to this hardtop looks damn near perfect to our eyes.
It’s been given a full campervan conversion including two beds, auxiliary heating, a sink, a shower and solar panels. There’s no oven (best bring a barbecue on any excursions), but you do get a microwave.
Lorinser has put a lot of work into fending off the dreaded tin worm, with the underbody blasted with dry iced and coated in a protective seal. The upper body has received a full matte grey respray, with a beautiful map painting inspired by 17th-century cartographer Petrus Bertius on the hardtop. The front part of the cabin meanwhile has been reupholstered using a mix of Alcantara and synthetic leather.
It won’t be especially fast, with a 2.3-litre inline-four petrol engine providing just 115bhp to all four wheels via four-speed automatic gearbox. If your chosen camping spot is somewhere especially remote, however, you can rely on a lock rear differential and the Goodrich all-terrain tyres that wrap the 16-inch steel wheels.
Like it? It’s yours for €69,900. Regarding its consignment of Puch Gs, company boss Marcus Lorinser notes that “The demand was and remains enormous,” however there are still has a handful of unrestored examples for sale, including one hardtop. There are also a few restomodded soft tops available, but if it was us, we’d have the camper every day of the week.
How about you?
Comments
This is cheaper and basically as good(not as good luxury but more power and better off-road)
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Are you sure that its better offroad ? I know the Puch G is an absolut beast offroad, much better than the G-Class, but I have no idea about your vehicle, so can’t compare them