I was trying to buy some 50's American tin this summer but other stuff got in the way - I wanted to stick my OM617 in it and be diesel free as a bird too. Lots of 50s American drive line gearing ratios seem to suit the OM617 though it might be prudent to uprate the speed rating on the tyres!!!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!