This Is One Of The Rarest Mercedes G-Classes Ever Made, And It Just Sold For $143,000

Mercedes-Benz built just 446 examples of the 500 GE V8 G-Class in 1993.

This one was custom-ordered by Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

It features special green paint, ultra-low miles, and was recently sold at auction for around $143,000

Before AMG officially became Mercedes-Benz's in-house performance division, the two companies were already collaborating on more exclusive, higher-performance models. One of them was the Mercedes G-Class 500 GE V8 AMG, a special version of the G-Class introduced in 1993. Just 446 units were built.

One such example recently sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction for just over $143,000, and it comes with a particularly interesting backstory: it was ordered new by Saudi Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who had it customized at the factory with a series of specific requests.