Jim,

Your car would be a one and only if it were in Australia. Manuals here are very rare. There are a reasonable number of 180E (190E 1.8) in manual as well as some earlier 2 litre 190Es. There may be others in the 2.3 but I'm not aware of any. I'm sure in the 2.6 there would be no manuals here. I have heard of only one other 2.3 Sportline and have heard of a 2.6 Sportline (both auto).

Regarding manuals, we see a few from the sixties and obviously earlier (190SL, 220SE, 230SL, etc.) and the occasional one from the '70s (280E, 350SL). More recently, apart from the W201s mentioned above there are some around in the C-Class and even the odd SLK. Some of the A-Class here also have the clutchless manual. Generally, if you want a manual, you need to place a special order for one.

I'd still like to hear if anyone knows of another 190E 2.3 Sportline manual like mine.

Greg

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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership).
107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour.
124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex.
201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather.
201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex.
201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather.