I finally got my '78 240 painted last night. Brought it home around 11 last night, and then cut and buffed the paint this afternoon. The lower panels and roof still need buffing, and it needs a lot of parts put back on, but I just love the way it looks. The emblems were filled in and I shaved the antenna. Other than that it's pretty much original. The hubcaps were being painted (black inserts) so not shown in the pics, but there on now.





-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

I would be interested in what you did in preparation and the neighborhood of the costs you incurred. Interested in repainting my 300d, but I have no idea what to expect to do and how to get it done without spending a fortune.

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1984 300DT turbo 138k mi

Still hauling me to school and back.

Handy Site:
http://www.dieselgiant.com/

Is the finish a matte finish, or is it that it has not been buffed? It also could be the pictures... not sure.

you mean the emblem holes?? you are debadging it as a 240D? it looks really "euro" right now with no bumpers

Paint looks nice and even.

John

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John Hughes, was in Landstuhl, Germany but currently in San Antonio, TX


1978 280CE Astral Silver now 59,xxx miles and counting "Silber-Kugel"
1986 300E Black Pearl Metallic 143,xxx miles 5-spd daily driver w/ blk leather "Schwarz-Schönheit"
1989 190E 2.6 (euro) 5-spd Desert Taupe 112,xxx kms Had to leave behind in Germany!!! "Helga"
1983 300D Pastel Beige now 312,xxx + miles SOLD

OBK#24

I removed all the trim, sanded down the whole body (start with like 220, and work up to 400-600 depending on the condition of the old paint) fill or pull any dings or dents then just wipe down the body with that wax and grease remover. I'd reccomend a primer sealer if your going with a new color, if not just P/S any areas that have bare metal or filler. Cost wise I can't say much, when I bought the primer, paint and clearcoat, along with reducers/hardeners, it cost around 250$. The paint thats on here (I ran out, and had it sprayed) was shot by a friend of mine, but I've heard estimates between 800-3000 depending on how much you prep yourself and what type of job it is. Hope that helps a bit.
-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

Its a combo of the pics, and the roof/everything below the trimlines ha not been buffed yet. My cameras kinda dusty.
-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

I had originally gone with the euro trunk look, and just debadged the Diesel side, but decided to go with a completely clean trunklid. I was thinking the same thing, gotta get the bumpers back, but kinda liked the look without

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

Nice before shots. Look forward to seeing the after shots. Just kidding. That's a bunch of hard work right there. Keep us updated.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

Got more parts put back on (the outside at least, still only have seats, the shifter and a dash inside). Got done late so only have night pics.







The Autowerkes plate is from when my dad bought his '85 300D in 1991, so it has some sentimental value.
-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

very cool


it's awesome to take care of an old classic MB

enjoy..........& some daytime pics soon.

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

What's the deal with the W124 side mirrors?

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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.

Dude! What an eye... I had to look twice to actually see that!

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Aquilae non capunt muscas! (Eagles don't hunt flies!)


1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

The original mirror was pretty much shot, and it never had the passenger mirror, so i pulled a pair off of the E320 before we got rid of it. There not perfect, but they work and aren't too noticable LOL.

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

FYI - A gentleman in my local MBCA section spent around $6000 to have a shop completely strip and paint a W123. I couldn't tell it was a repaint until I was told. It looked completely factory quality.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

how did an autowerks car in hampton nh get to NM Our family always have done a lot of buisness with Ed the owner and Eric the mechanic
Can you here a bunch of kids singing it's a small world after all

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)