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02-08-2005, 11:23 PM
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1979 300DT on eBay?
To my knowledge, there is no such thing as a 1979 300DT. The 300DT wasn't manufactured until late 1981. This guy claims that it's a 79, but the headrests and everything else sure don't look like it. It smells a little fishy to me, no engine pics, etc... It could be a conversion however.
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. 
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02-08-2005, 11:25 PM
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Wow, that is a REALLY oddball car. Has alot of euro options..
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02-09-2005, 12:24 AM
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The Climate control makes me think it is a 1981+ car...
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02-09-2005, 12:50 AM
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The numeric-only VIN is consistant with a pre-80 car. Never seen a '79 W123 like that though. Ask him for a door tag photo maybe?
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'78 300D 310K Maple Yellow / Bamboo '87 300D 81K Barolo Red / Safron (RIP @ 113K) 2003 E320 34K Pewter/Charcoal -------------------------------------
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02-09-2005, 12:53 AM
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What's up with the badge on the grill? Maybe this could be some kind of prototype car
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02-09-2005, 01:17 AM
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He also describes it as having "rack and pinion" steering. Never in a W123. It sounds like it was his German mechanic's hobby-mod car, and he was sold a big fish story along with the car.
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'78 300D 310K Maple Yellow / Bamboo '87 300D 81K Barolo Red / Safron (RIP @ 113K) 2003 E320 34K Pewter/Charcoal -------------------------------------
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02-09-2005, 01:18 AM
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Hmm. A Frankenwagen.
What is the black thing underneath the ignition? Nothing on that car makes sense. It can't be '79 as that ACC wasn't until 1981. But the vin does point to a 1980 or earlier car. The unlabeled switch above the ACC panel? He says he bought it from a trained German mechanic, so I will guess that this is a custom job. How hard would it be to swap the old ACC system for the new?
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'90 300SE 298k -300K and it gets put into retirement. '80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980. Had a: 1973 220 (gas) 1980 300SD 1992 400E
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