Browsing local CL while eating lunch and stumbled across this: 1979 Mercedes Benz 300TD Wagon Resto Mod

What's up with the rocker panels - is it just missing the sheet metal?

Would look much better with a more reasonable set of wheels, IMHO.

I believe the same car was for sale in Malibu a couple of months ago.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

$25,000

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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."

Good luck with that buddy. It boggles my mind why an individual would sink that kinda cheddah into a project only to turn around and attempt to sell it. "Change of heart" or "lost interest," HA, my @$$! More like a failure to plan, Mr. Trump. Gave me flashbacks of that one thread highlighting truly extreme benz customs. WTF!

The attempt to eleminate the trim leaves it looking like it was half-@$$'d amateur night at the body shop. Rear-most windows, front and rear glass look pitifully naked with no ano-aluminum dressing. Body color painted rocker panels left incomplete? and MFW who frenches the roof rack off a wagon??? Shave it to half height er something, it accomplished your "sleekness" goal and I'll be okay with it. Deleting the trim on the rolling work of art that is the w123 is problematic at best. And prone to failure, case in point.

Mad credit for keeping it all Mercedes on the outside, though. Even the wheels are benz tuners. Atypical of customs this grandiose. Sadly, I predict this one has another stripping party in its future. You think he'd bite if I told him to keep the .Gov Motors v8 and trash-tier Japanese accoutrement in exchange for 5k? That poor car is desperately begging for a superturbo606. Hmmmm, I should look into transpo for this...

Bar tab's on me if he gets anything near asking. Would love to pick his brain.

If you HAVE to ask... SHEESH!!!

MBZ123

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1987 300SDL "Rhona" 218k
1986 300SDL "Johanna" 166k - Abducted 5/15 outta SFV Reward 4 info
1984 300TD "Petra" 212k - Parts yard pirate, arrrrgh
1982 300CD "FrankenFemme" 178k - Eyes only TS-XWRKS transplant abomination (loc. classified)
1980 230CE "Lulu" aka "Terminal" 277k - Dying the slow death
1985 300CD "Gerda" 203k - She ain't playin' SOLD
1983 300TD "Svetlana" 240k...and pleading for more. SOLD


"What a heavy load Einstein must've had...F&@%!NG morons everywhere!" - David Lynch

I kind of like it.

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1985 300SD 322,000

"$25,000.00" <<< HA HA HA!!! That's funny!

It's SLAMMED! Check out the powerplant! OMG!!!!

I been tellin' you guys that slamming is the next big thing!

I wonder if the rockers had to be cut out for the front suspension work. I bet that car screams down the road.

Well interesting is all I can say about it

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I was thinking the same thing. I bet that sucker has a GM engine cradle and front end.

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yawn..

1995 Volvo 960 LT1 V8 Conversion

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

Sweet rams horns.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

David Letterman I Like Kettlecorn - Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld

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1971 250C Ivory / Cognac Leather ~ 1993 500E - 040 / 271 - Porsche Type 2758

Past Cars - 1994 E500 - 2003 CL600 V12TT by SPEEDRIVEN - 1994 E500 - 1995 E320 Cab - 1988 BMW M6 - 1994 E320 Cab

Not that the 123 waggy isn't cooler, but cmon, $$$

And the Volvo has it's self respect intact.

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

I love the fact that it looks 100% stock until you pop the hood.

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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."

From the AD - New Mercedes front suspension, Lexus rack and pinion steering conversion.


I want more details on the front suspension.