The 280 GE that won the 1983 Paris-Dakar

JUL 14 2023 · 12:00

A Mercedes-Benz 280 GE in Paris-Dakar rally specification. Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur won the 1983 Paris-Dakar outright in a 280 GE run by the German team Mercedes had quietly backed. It remains the G-Class's single most important competition result and did more for the model's image than any advertising campaign. The vehicle or site is period; this photograph was taken in 2023.