Low-mileage ex-Air force MB 1017 with Flatbed - 2WD only.

[tonydca]

MERCEDES BENZ MODEL 1017 - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle...

1978 MERCEDES BENZ MODEL 1017, 6 CYLINDER DIESEL 352A,170 HP, 5 SPEED TRANS, MIELAGE 37,361, VG COND.

pittsburgh.craigslist.org

Could serve as a solid overland vehicle base if someone was not dead-set on 4WD. Seems to be in reasonable shape from the videos/pics I saw of it.

Or one could investigate converting it to 4WD - https://expeditionportal.com/forum/...-mb1017a-from-2wd-to-4wd-in-n-america.226900/

 

[MBDSLPWR]

I was interested in this vehicle, so went, looked, and test drove it. BLUF: I wouldn't buy it. It's a fairly alright truck that -could- be a basis for something. That said, to get it comfortably right would take someone with skills and a bunch of money. It drove fairly well with sufficient power but the steering wandered noticeably. The engine sounded proper and it shifted cleanly. Unless you're comfortable driving a Class 6 size truck, you'd have to make that adjustment as well. It was large. Commanding view of the road, for sure.