The troop car at the island base.
This Mercedes-Benz G5 was a military vehicle used by the Nazis under the command of Colonel Dietrich. One fitted with a machine gun and driven by Major Gobler served as an escort vehicle for the convoy carrying the Ark to Cairo. It was destroyed when Indiana Jones forced it over a canyon edge.[1]
Another one was seen later on at the Nazi island base near Crete.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Troop car model
From Star Wars To Indiana Jones
The Mercedes-Benz G5 vehicle used in Raiders of the Lost Ark was a mockup.[1]
In the Marvel Comics' comic book adaptation, it is replaced with a Mercedes-Benz 320, identical to the one that René Emile Belloq and Herman Dietrich ride in, and doesn't have a mounted gun.[2]
Both it and the cargo truck were reused in Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker's 1984 action-comedy film Top Secret!.[3]
Appearances[]
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Raiders of the Lost Ark novel
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Non-canonical appearance)