About this Collectable

Mercedes G-Class G36 Brabus 

This is a VAT car!

Since its public debut in 1979, the Mercedes G-Class has a long history of loyal service and enduring appeal to car enthusiasts around the world. Designed as a utilitarian vehicle for off-road use, the G-Class has seen several luxurious and high-performance variants over the years, while still remaining true to its rugged origins.
The short G-Class was and remains a maverick and sold relatively little. Mercedes therefore decided to stop production and focus entirely on the 5-door versions. The effect of this was/is that prices of the short G-Class have risen dramatically over the past few years. Thanks to its short wheelbase, the 3-door G-Class is a very agile and practically usable car that is at home in town but also definitely in rough terrain.  
Brabus, as a Mercedes Benz refinisher, has now established a good reputation. In 1977, Bodo Buschmann started the company Brabus together with his friend Klaus Brackmann, who incidentally was only part of the company for a short time. His first 3 letters were retained in the name! Until the early 2000s, the company was best known for its larger engines that were designed and built in-house based on existing Mercedes engine blocks. One of these was the 3.6-litre, based on the 300E engine. Not so much the power, but especially the torque impressed. 

Brabus not only supplied new cars but also rebuilt existing models with various upgrades. Such was the case with the G36 offered here. In 1991, this G-Class was admitted as 300GE, the then top version in the G-Class series. Shortly afterwards, as usual, the car was converted to G36 at Brabus with the corresponding modifications such as exhaust, rims and interior. On registration plates, the car is from 1980 which is favourable for road tax! In 1994, the G36 was put on an old chassis in Norway because of tax advantages in that country, all very common at the time and completely legal.The G36 was therefore imported as such into the Netherlands and this has been extensively documented. As far as we know, only 3 of the short G36 were produced!

Our opinion

The last short G-Class is unique! It looks tough with its short wheelbase and is in all respects much easier to fit than its big 5-door brother and therefore a lot more "city-friendly". A short G36 Brabus is unique, as far as we know nowhere for sale at the moment and therefore very special. There are a number of famous G-Class collectors who both also have a short G36 in their collection.

About the seller

The owner is a true Mercedes "G" enthusiast and scours all of Europe for special G-Classes, in his career he has found many special G's that are also in museums or have ended up with collectors, now also this Short version of the 3.6 Brabus that he had never been able to buy or seen before! Well-known collectors like Marc Luca and Franco Lembo once had 1, these are two collectors also known for their exceptional stock in terms of rarity. As he likes to swap his stock for yet other unique examples, this G36 may be sold. He drove the G36 himself from Norway to the Netherlands without any problems and also found out that there is ample power, probably even more than Brabus put on paper!

Recent maintenance history 

The G36 has been fully serviced, is in good condition and drives, brakes and steers as it should. The current owner drove the G36 from Norway to the Netherlands without any problems

01-02-1992 - 1,292km - Service Mercedes Carouge
14-05-1993 - 10,940km - Service Mercedes Vogeler
09-12-1993 - 22.166km - Service of Mercedes Vogeler
23-07-1994 - 31.239km - Paint Mercedes Vogeler
05-12-1994 - 39.500km - Bought Mercedes Vogeler
16-08-1994 - .............. - Sold to Norway
14-06-1995 - 50,600km - Service call Mercedes Vogeler
Various invoices 
05-03-2015 - 235,395km - Vollen Truck Norway
06-12-2019 - 243,730km - Vollen Truck Norway

Equipment

This G 36 is equipped with:

- 3.6-litre Brabus engine
- Automatic transmission
- Brabus Monoblock wheels
- Leather upholstery
- Sliding roof
- Electric windows
- Car heater
- Seat heating
- Armrest
- Headlight washers
- Stainless steel wheel cover
- ABS
- Tow bar

Modifications 

All described modifications have been carried out by Brabus

Remarks

Optically and technically a car in good and rust-free condition. 

This is a VAT car. You bid incl VAT and the G36 will also be delivered with VAT invoice

Included with sale  

- On-board folder 
- Documentation with invoices 

Summary

Seller type - Business
Location - Vriezenveen
Registration number - GFJ-79-D
Chassis number - WDB46322717076769 
Year of construction/date - 1991
Mileage - 250,716km
Demonstrated - Yes, through history and service booklet
Warranty - No
Margin/VAT - Margin 
Bodywork - 3-door SWB
Engine - 3.6 litre with 231 hp
Drive system - Four-wheel drive with Sperren
Transmission - Automatic
Exterior - Grey metallic 
Interior - Black
Upholstery - Leather
Ownership - Owned since 2024
Tyres - 265-60-17 Bridgestone, DOT unknown, > 6mm profile

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