Model G Owner Turns 18-Month Trip Into 23-Year Journey
Not a Toyota Land Cruiser or a Land Rover nor any other SUV. Instead, former Lufthansa and Hapag-Lloyd executive Gunther Holfort chose a Mercedes-Benz Model G to bring him and his wife Christine to Africa from their home in Germany. Initially, the trip was to take 18 months, but the couple found the trip so enjoyable that they continued their trip – for the next 23 years! Bought new in 1988, the 300GD model that Gunther and his wife traversed the world with has accumulated more than 800,00 kilometers. During the times where the vehicle had no road to travel on to get to where the owners wanted it to,… Continue Reading »