Ahh so since they take a vow of poverty they only get to ride in a 240D limo, I see.

So the trick is to become a preist in a religion that lets you get driven around in a better limo!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

One of which can be seen in one of the godfather movies if i recall. 240D clear as day on the trunk lid

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

I believe I saw that car at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Island car show 5 or 6 years ago in Newport Beach, Calif. The owner said it was shown there for 8 years in a row.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

As the auction mentioned, the first ones were delivered to Israel, then to Palestine. Then elsewhere in the middle east. They were the 240D "lang" (long) sedans. Watch the traffic in the current news clips about Palestine, before long you'll notice one glide by.

Every once in awhile the euro sales brochure for them, sometimes in English, comes up for sale on ebay. Which leads me to believe Mercedes made them, not a Euro coach builder like Carat Duchalet or Binz or the Styling Garage.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

it's not a 240d though is it? thought the 240 had the 616, i.e. 4 cylinders and not 5 as advertised. Not that an extra cylinder would help the speed on that beast though.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

Did they not sell 240D 3.0 cars in other markets?

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At first I thought it was AMG blackout but the logo on the front hood is painted over .

They did sell 3.0 but that is clearly short enough to be 2.4

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
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