I just purchased a real nice 63 319D and was wondering if anyone new where i could get manuals or tech info printed in english for this model. Sweet ride by the way, she is pure mercedes thru and thru. Drove it 300 miles home from the shipping terminal with zero problems and got 21 mpg. it only has 77,000 miles on it, never been outside with zero rust! the germans are going to be pissed when they find out i got. Any other info or comments on this model will be welcomed.

Brent

Now this is one we really want pics of.....

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300CD '80 (now gone but not forgotten...)

Hello .

I know its a long shot but i see you have or had and 319 bus
I was wondering if you still have it or know where it went to track down .
always wanted one to restore

thanks so much

Outfit in Rhode Island used to reprint all the van manuals in English. Not cheap. It's where I got the manuals for my 307d/409d. Maybe I can find their name.
300 miles. Did that take you like 3 or 4 days?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

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Here's the manual outfit. Not cheap. Mine was $178 quite a few years ago.

Schiff European Automotive Literature

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Anyone else notice, this thread is over 8 years old?

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Holy cow, it's a miracle--resurrection.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Oh boy, did that guy come back alive again.....let me know when he turns water into wine again

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Top Google seach and remembered i had a account from here .
I hope i get lucky and MaineBenzNut still had the same email like do from 2002 lol .

I know its a long shot....... but always wanted to restore a Old Mercedes 319

Models for the google bots L319 O319 319D L319D 0319D


So if anyone know of one sitting around in back of a shop or barn
or you have one yourself. Please shoot me a email

I am in Connecticut but willing to ship from most of North Amercia.
maybe South Amercia
contact info

dporsche AT hotmail.com
860 315 7693
or send email thru the pelican parts

thanks so much for any help and finders fee paid

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There's been one of those for sale over here for over a year...

...priced at something like 30,000 euros...

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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

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



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

I remember I could have bought a dozen of those in different forms, pick up, double cab, bus, van , postal van, library bus, fire truck on and on and on.

I had the luck of having money at the right time, but that was 20+ years or so ago.
The last one I bought in Germany running and driving 35 miles per gallon diesel, must have been about 1990.
They have gradually been parted out for the surviving vehicles and therefore out of millions built few survive.
Why ?, because Mercedes decided to do away with all/most spare parts for these in around 1985 to make room for the new E-line.
The other day a guy from the classic center was asking me to consider selling one of mine to them to restore. How ironic, no ??
Just about then you know these are rare.

I get people stopping regularly in front of my house asking: what's that Bus that looks like a VW 23 window bus ?
And is it for sale ?
Sure I say, but unless you knew what it was in the first place, you wouldn't be happy with my answer......

I saw the thread was from 2005, with three posts I doubt that this guy ever did anything with it. If he was Back East it's toast by now, like most of them.
THEY D I D RUST badly !

If you ever find one, feel free to send me a message and we'll talk parts and literature....
I am guessing this is where this last guy got stuck.....

Alex
6point3@gmail.com

^^^^^ hmmmm are we a Mercedes van hoarder?

I thought these were cool and wanted one....after reading how slow they are and the top speed. The cool factor faded..... I have also noticed that because of the out of the world prices vw buses are bring people are turning to other euro made buses...

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Nothing wrong with that!

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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

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



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

Probably not a popular thing to say here but I haven't found a Mercedes that doesn't

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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

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



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