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35 years ago – on 27 January 1976
Great run w123!
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H-TownBenzoboy pointed this out on Benzworld from Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150172126095830&set=a.105691190829.115605.104225860829&pid=8653991&id=104225860829 Quote:
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& I was 8years, 1month old & starwars was a year and a half from release
wow I think jimmy carter was sworn in 6 days earlier too... not to mention the bicentennial about to hit. no, Ford was still tripping through his last year. a great milestone for the car. cool!
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My dad bought a new '77 240D from Towson Valley Motors in Maryland. It was that butterscotch color, automatic with power windows. My mother hated it. I loved it because it was different and no one else had one. I think diesel fuel was about 35 cents a gallon then, even after the oil embargo.
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My 240D/77 manual was also produced in 1976, bought it used 29 years ago and its running just fine.
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Interesting. My wife and I were married 3 days before, on January 24, 1976.
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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I was a senior in high school, I don't know if I'd ever seen a Benz in person. My town leaned more to camaros and mustangs for the kiddies, and oldsmobiles and caddies for the geezers.
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I was six months married to the second (present) lovely wife.....just about to go out and hang out my shingle to practice Architecture.
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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. |
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Interesting, I did not know they were using robotics already back then..
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According to some sources, Mercedes started using robots in 1970 following Japan's first use of them in 1967.
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Ah ha y'all are old! I was 2-1/2years out yet. Just a twinkle in my parents eyes.
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Sorry to learn that you missed so many interesting things by having been born too late.
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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Thanks for post this, this is interesting. Wow, would be great to have all those cars in the pictures in a ware house just for spares when one rust out or gets crashed.
Lets see, HMMM 76? wow, I was 32, had a 64 & 67 International Harvester trucks, a 67 Camero, GF and was involved with horses. Don`t remember ever seeing mercedes around much. but was interested in Diesel engines. Should have dumped the GF, & Horses and would have cheaper to have bought a new MB . Charlie.
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works |
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And this thread makes me feel young... 8.5 years before I was born.
How the heck did I get turned onto these cars?
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1983 Benz 240D - 263,060 (Current) 1983 Cadillac DeVille - 130,000 (Scrapped - Stupid HT4100) 1992 Dodge B350 - 150,000 (Sold) 1984 Mazda 626 - 299,997 (Scrapped) |
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I want that hazet tool box/caddy |
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I think it's funny that in all these factory pics they don't have the hoods all the way up, and the one guy is all crammed up against the hood. Even they didn't know the hood went all the way up.
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