Fun Gallery: Classic Mercedes-Benz G-Wagens Do Classic G-Wagen Things

We had such a blast sifting through those archival photos of vintage Land Rovers, we figured a trip through Mercedes-Benz's extensive catalog of historical imagery was in order to find some classic G-Wagens doing G-Wagen stuff. We picked some of our favorites below, but make sure you check out the full gallery.

The Vatican has a long, illustrious history with the tri-pointed star, so it's no surprise we stumbled across this image of the Papamobil being used as intended. Of course, there are other interesting Popemobile's, too.

It's easy to forget the G is hardly the biggest truck to wear the Mercedes crest. Even the dimensionally impressive S-Class is absolutely dwarfed by the mighty Unimog.

If you've got the room, bring as many friends as you can, just like this cluster of people in a G-Wagen cabrio.

We're not saying the older G-Wagens are deathtraps, but we wouldn't volunteer for any high-speed maneuvering, as there just isn't much of a crumple zone.

What else are you going to do when you run out of terrain to conquer?

This is a good snapshot of the range of configurations Mercedes-Benz offered for early G-Wagens. We'll take the panel van in the back, please.

We'd be remiss if we didn't include at least one image of a G crushing some inhospitable terrain. We dig the contrast between the mud and the red paint.