Back in '92, in Cupertino, CA, I saw a w123 converted to an "El Camino".

I wish I'd had a camera on me, at the time.

I have to say I like the way it looks. However, I have to agree that a diesel convertible would be a little noisy.

I am surprised that you can sell a vehicle like that in the People's Republic of Kalifornication. They have laws against everything else, seems like they would require a vehicle to pass a safety inspection for a legal sale. Guess they haven't thought of that one yet. Maybe all they care about is an emissions inspection.

People's Republic of Kalifornication...you make that sound as if the entire state was Berkeley The diesels don't get checked unless they're from out of state as I understand so you can get away with a lot. The police have enough freeway shootings, domestic disputes, gangs, drug dealers, and so forth and therefore vehicle compliance is pretty low on the list. Heck they don't even check for tags.....some cars around here have 2002 tags on them! Insurance? Not a chance.

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What is with this "K" stuff about California? Isn't that about racists wearing hoods? Or is that supposed to be some jab about this state being communist? Has anyone taken a look at who the elected officials are here?
Diametricalbenz, you clearly live in LA. What you say may be true for there, but I know plenty of places where a taillight out is WAY high on the list. Check for tags? You have expired plates where I live, they impound the car.
In fact, California is such a huge and varied state politically, that it is foolhardy to try to sum it up in any way. We have high desert, ocean, rolling forests, redwoods, snow capped summits. Huge cities and way out remote regions.
It is a darn nice place. Can't be nutshelled, that's for sure. If y'all have never seen it, it comes highly recommended.
And no, diesels have not emmisions requirements. but who does?

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Jimmy Joe,

I actually don't "clearly" live in LA. I am from the 580/680 Bay Area corridor. I live here because of work reasons and I eventually would like to move back cause LA stresses me out. I know not all of California is not Los Angeles and not Berkeley and not SF Castro District. CA is great that is has a huge amount of diversity both ethnically, politically (arguable) and environmentally which is why I like this state because I can get to snow, desert, the Sierras, ocean, wineries in less than one day's drive and I completely agree with you on that I wasn't nutshelling it at all. It seems as if some others do and so I was trying to make a point that we're not all the same

As for the diesel inspection, I believe I read somewhere that the car had to be initially inspected if the car was bought from out of state for mileage, safety etc.

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I though he was just quoting the Red Hot Clili Pepers with the Kalifornication thing....