I finally got a chance to take some photos of the 300SD I bought in November. Here they are:

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Thats beautiful. I never liked the w116 till now

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

Thanks. It was a one owner car until I got it, all stock and original. The PO was a MBCA member from Pittsburgh and had the car rust-proofed when new which apparently worked as it was virtually rust free. I replaced his carpeted mats with new ones as they were really ratty but the rest of the interior is pristine. The headliner is perfect and I was really happy to find one with a sunroof. I like the look of the sunroof cover too.

The mechanics of it are great...started OK today and it was in the 20's when I took it out of its storage garage. I had to fix a few minor things but nothing too serious.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Beautiful car! I don't think I've ever seen a W116 in such good condition! Wshew.

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'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Very nice. I love the W116. It's my favorite car. It think it is the extra chrome running just above the bumpers that does it for me!!

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1999 E300 Turbodiesel
179,000 Miles

the chrome wheel arch trim gaaaa

but it looks great..

a Becker Mexico.. nice

Sure, be my guest!

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

The PO claims the car always had those arch covers...I don't think so unless it was something the dealers installed after the cars left the factory which is certainly possible, just like pinstriping which was routinely done at the dealership. I was suspicious about rust being under them but there is none from what I can see from behind them and they do look very professionally installed, even upon close inspection. They fit perfectly around the body side moldings.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

simply beautiful

. . .sweet ride!

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'79 240D ("Biscuit") - 197,250 miles (Sold)
'83 240D ("Ding-Ding") - 217,000 miles (Death by deer)
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I LOVE that car! It really LOOKS like a Mercedes Benz. Solid, Substantial, and has a real presence. Makes my W126 look like a Taurus
Did you make sure that there is nothing going on behind the covers? I would have to see you get body rot behind those covers.

How is the servo? The main reason I never look at W116 cars is the servo and all the issues it can cause.

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'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
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Beautiful car, Marty.

A real classic one, and rare one owner W116 diesels are pretty hard to find, and have been for many years now. You scored a real survivor there.

You have a keen eye - and nose - for finding the very best ones.

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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)

Boy, that car looks clean as a whistle, Marty. Very nice.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
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2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Beautiful! Congratulations.

John

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2002 F250 powerstroke with Plantdrive WVO conversion
1983 300SD 190K miles ,sold
2006 E320 CDI

The ACC and the heat servo works flawlessly. When I picked it up the blower was DOA and I was pretty peeved that it wasn't disclosed. I could have walked away but the rest of the car was so nice I didn't want to fly back home empty handed. As it turned out the ACC had a broken fuse and as soon as that was replaced (along with all of the others) it came back to life perfectly. Even the A/C (R12) works fine.

The aux fan kept blowing a fuse until I saw that the fuse that was in there was an 8A but the symbol shown on the cover was for 16A so someone put the wrong fuse in there and that's why it was blown. I put the proper one in and the aux fan works fine too.

The biggest problem I had was a tire which shreded before I even made it out of the city limits. It had been repaired and I sensed it would not make it 600 miles home. I put on the spare and went to Sears and had them mount 4 brand new ones - then the rest of the trip was uneventful.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz