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Euro 4-speed 280S W116 project for sale
Posting this in both the parts and cars forums.
I have been offered by an acquaintance a '79 280S, i.e. a Euro W116 with a six-cylinder carbed 2.8-liter six, with a 4-speed manual transmission, for $800. The car is not drivable as is but would be a pretty easy fix, I think, or a great source of parts for various conversions. I don't have the time for another project of this size (in both senses!) or the time or space to part it out. But the seller is eager for cash, so if anyone's seriously interested, PM me with a phone number or email and I will pass your contact info on to her (or give you hers if she OKs that). Following is a summary of the good and bad points of the car that I noticed on a fairly thorough inspection. I can also get pictures and/or send you a longer account of my impressions of the car that I wrote for the Okiebenz mailing list. Bad:
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Color is Milan Brown (root beer) with steel wheels with matching hubcaps. The interior is Bamboo (orangey-tan). As I said the car is not drivable as is, nor is it something you could make driveable in the seller's driveway, so it would definitely need to be towed. It's located in northeast Portland, Oregon. I don't have any financial interest here, I just do not want to see the car go to the U-Pull-It, or worse, to the crusher, and I think this car has great project potential for somebody who values the 4-speed and other Euro goodies and is willing to gamble on the rest not being worth much. If I had all the time in the world, I would buy it, have the rust fixed and the car repainted, and then probably swap the engine for an OM617, or sell the 4-speed and related parts and transplant the engine and transmission from a shabby 300E I have. The possibilities are wide open, though.
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I'd be interested in some interior and other parts if this car is parted.
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