I have read here of the 123 pedal cluster working with a minor modification. On my list of to dos is a clean 300sd with a four speed conversion.

Tom W

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Yes somebody here has done the conversion if you google around. I forget specifically who. As far v8+manual, do you think this was due to excessive power issues?

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In the 280S/SE/SEL you could get a 4spd stick. They were the cheap hotel cars. Nobody wanted a stick S class so, it was a pretty rear option.

One was for sale on Long Island a few years ago, they are pretty rare but pop up every now and then.


The diesel W126's were North American market only cars, their is no such thing as a "euro" 300SD, or SDL. The ones you do see in Europe and Japan are gray market.

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