I truly hope someone can save these before they are crushed......there's a good chance they are full euro too...

FS 1977 240D and 1980 300TD - Mercedes-Benz Forum

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Calling Zacharias... you know you want them...

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I've texted the fellow. This is within 45minutes of my house.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

going to have a look

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

Sweet keep us posted! and don't forget photos

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Dude, have you ever looked at a map of Canada ?

I am (roughly speaking ) north of you, in Quebec. He is in British Columbia, just north of... Washington State.

Thanks but I have other plans for my weeks of annual vacation leave .

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

The 240d is gone apparently.

lol, yeah it would have been a rather long journey for him.

Well I went out yesterday and picked the 240D up. It's going to be quite the project, there is a definite hole in the drivers side floor plan (I haven't explored how big yet, it's missing the drivers side window, been sitting outside without it for 6 months, the master cylinder has been leaking for a long time and has rusted the brake booster out and probably some of surrounding body work.

On the flip side, the engine runs incredibly smoothly, I'm not sure if the 616s idle smoother than the 617s since I've never had a 616, but this one is smooth, and has no sound of nailing at all, even when it was cold. It also got me all the way home without issue. I have to say, driving a 240D with a 4 speed is quite amusing. I'll get some pictures up as soon as I can.

As long as the hole in the floor isn't too bad, and there isn't any structural rust I might see what I can do to bring her back.

The wagon doesn't have papers so I couldn't take it home as I don't have a car dolly, or something to tow it with right now, but I'll probably go back and pull the bits that I can that will fit the 240D.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

I snapped a few pics of the old girl, sorry for the lighting but it was getting dark out.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

This is what worries me however, I haven't had time to pull out the mats yet, but it looks like the floor is mostly gone.


I'm pretty good with a welder, so I don't mind patching it up, but if its anything structural I may have to go with plan B, which would be finding a good body with a blown engine and using the drivetrain from this one in it.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

Ha ! Actually, I had it in my head that you lived in that area... another forum I'm on has a whole bunch of guys from that general area, so I guess I just grouped you with them .

That said, my general knowledge about Canadian geography is probably something that you could reasonably knock .

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I don't suppose anyone near me has a spare w123 body laying around..lol… I briefly looked under the 240D on my way out today and to it looks like the subframe mounts are completely gone…. I'll have to take a closer look, but if thats the case then I'll have to write off the body. I'm could weld the floor pans and what not no problem but when it come to s structural pint like the mount I'd rather not be fooling around...

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

Well if you start parting it out, let me know. Same colours as mine.

You want more than the 240d parts of the wagon. The head and the SLS pump are worth some $$ just by themselves. I'd pull all the SLS parts if it were me.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Nab those wheel covers!