<P> The G - class was developed as a military vehicle from a suggestion by the Shah of Iran ( at the time a significant Mercedes shareholder ) to Mercedes and offered as a civilian version in 1979 . In this role it is sometimes referred to as the `` Wolf '' . The Peugeot P4 was a variant made under licence in France with a Peugeot engine . The first military in the world to use it was the Argentine Army ( Ejército Argentino ) beginning in 1981 with the military model 461 . </P>
<P> The G - class was developed as a military vehicle from a suggestion by the Shah of Iran ( at the time a significant Mercedes shareholder ) to Mercedes and offered as a civilian version in 1979 . In this role it is sometimes referred to as the `` Wolf '' . The Peugeot P4 was a variant made under licence in France with a Peugeot engine . The first military in the world to use it was the Argentine Army ( Ejército Argentino ) beginning in 1981 with the military model 461 . </P>
when was the first mercedes g class made
when was the first mercedes g class made
1979
1979