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Expedition Motor Company's 1991 Mercedes-Benz 250GD Wolf restoration.
New Jersey-based Expedition Motor Company is converting vintage Mercedes-Benz G-Wagens sourced from the German military and turning them into bespoke convertible vehicles, including a 1991 Mercedes-Benz 250GD Wolf which can be dropped from a helicopter.
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagens have become an iconic fixture on American streets and are owned by multiple celebrities, including Kylie Jenner and Matt Kemp, according to The News Wheel. It's no surprise many celebrities love to show off their G-Wagens: at a starting price of $127,650, the large SUVs are definitely a luxury item not everyone can afford.
Expedition Motor Company takes vintage convertible G-Wagens formerly used by the German military and restored the vehicles to a luxurious bespoke quality with builds starting at $90,000. While this isn't necessarily inexpensive, the EMC vehicles are significantly cheaper than the present-day built G-Wagens, now known as the G-Class.
"If I'm driving a Lamborghini through New York City, or driving this [G-Wagen] through New York City, I'll get more comments on this [G-Wagen]," Expedition Motor Company founder Alex Levin told Business Insider.
EMC's 1991 Mercedes-Benz 250GD Wolf build is especially unique: its side hooks allow it to be dropped from a helicopter with its side hooks.
"With the top on, maybe it's a little conspicuous," he continued. "But when the top is off, it's a completely different environment. In the summertime, people are just so drawn to it because 'there goes a convertible SUV and it's a Mercedes and it's a G-Wagen.'"
Keep scrolling to see the former air-lifted military G-Wagen that can be dropped from the sky: