According to ABC News, Sydney mechanic Gary Moore and his dog Sasha will spend more than a year traveling around Australian in a 1942 MB. His trailer looks pretty early, too.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-11/mechanic-takes-willys-jeep-for-a-16-month-spin/6769344
sounds like some fun. the only thing i would do different is get a soft top.
Those Australians are tough.