Just found this Mercedes with a Chevy engine at Yahoo Auctions :
ID #: 89742896

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2000 430 ML
2005 S500
87 300 D
61 300 restoring

I would have used a Fuel injected engine..........

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I would have used a Mercedes engine. I'm tired of Chevy people putting their engines in every other make. I think I'll buy a '57 Chevy Bel Air and put an MB diesel in it, just to give them a taste of their own medicine

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1982 300D, black w/ palomino leather, 203K
2001 E320, champagne, 105K (Mom's)
1999 Dodge Dakota, squeaky & battered, 142K

Well you are entitled to that opinion..........

THe LT1 is a damned good engine....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm not saying that Chevy didn't/doesn't make some good engines (along with some bad ones). My grandfather was a Chevy mechanic from 1953-1984, and my mother had a '57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop when I was a kid. I loved that car! My problem is that Chevy people often yank original engines from cars that I think should be preserved. I once saw a 1956 Chrysler 300B that had its original Hemi replaced with a 350. At a classic boat show a few years ago, I saw a mahogany ChrisCraft runabout from the 1930s that had its original Lincoln Zephyr V-12 replaced with a 350. The owner seemed really proud of ditching that V-12, too. I just know that somewhere out there, there is a 300SL Gullwing with a 350 in it.

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1982 300D, black w/ palomino leather, 203K
2001 E320, champagne, 105K (Mom's)
1999 Dodge Dakota, squeaky & battered, 142K

Well I would venture a guess that a Zephyr V-12 is not exactly a common engine nor cheap for parts....

And the fact many of these people want usability rather than concours eligibility...

70's Rolls Royce with a CHevy engine makes since when you consider the cost of rebuilding a stock engine....(camshafts is in the $2,500 range)

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

an absurd bastardization!defiling the pristine purity of the marque

i probably would not put any us v8 into a benz. the benz motors are the most durable part. putting a chebby into a benz guarantees you will never get your money back. also tons of interface problems with the benz systems.

now a chebby into a rolls, would make more sense. the rolls engine is basicly a copy of the chebby 366 cu in. (i believe it is that one) with an aluminum block. the rolls has a turbo 350 or 400 tranny, too. old sixties or seventies rolls are not worth much anyway, so no great loss. in a rolls though i think there are a lot of high maintenance sub systems such as wierd power brakes and such and prob not much trouble with the motors.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

This guy put a 6.5L diesel in his Corvette.

How cool is that...!

- Patrick

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1982 240D. 198k, Marine Blue/Blue, 4 Speed, Crank Windows, No Sunroof, No Rust, No Oil Leaks
2001 TDI. 197k, Lagoon Blue/Black, 5 speed, Chip, G60/VR6