Albuquerque, NM

Pics of the car can be seen here (scroll down to the '73's gallery, click on an image and then arrow through the images):

Private ****

Time to get busy taking this car apart.

Things I am keeping:

- Engine with IP (but some accessories, manifolds can go)
- Starter
- Radiator
- Front brake calipers and rotors
- Head and tail light assemblies
- blade bumpers
- Fog lamps
- Most dash/console switches, radio
- Rear end half shafts
- Steering box
- Maybe a few other randoms I can't think of now


Pretty much everything else is available, interior, door stuff, glass, etc. Some highlights:

- Front door handles, trunk and glove box lock cylinders, and ign. switch with brand new steel key from MB.
- Kit of stuff for converting an automatic car to 4 speed stick (2 trannies, lame 2nd synchro in one, lame 3rd in the other but both are still driveable)
- Decent front fenders and LH doors
- Nice hood and trunk lid
- AC related stuff
- Rebuilt front suspension with about 50K miles on it
- All four coil springs were new 50K miles back (car sagged & stance was off)
- Heavy duty German shocks with about 50K miles on them (Bilsteins? Can't remember)


If interested in anything post or PM. As I go through things I will post photos of some of it here. I won't ship the larger stuff, but I will drive to meet if you are in the 4 corners area, Texas and OK panhandles, or Mexico.

Phil, how 'bout we chop off the rear end for you and haul it to a spot you can store it? That would be simpler than carefully cutting all the panels you need out.

__________________
- Greg -
1973 220D, The Prodigal Benz
1974 240D

Well, shoot. I took the car down to the shop to begin the tear down but I can't bring myself to do it. I won't part this one out after all. I put too much effort into it over the years and it still drives very nicely. I am going to swap a few things between this car and my '74 and then let it go whole.

What a danged yo-yo ride this process has been! Too much emotion around the idea of cutting this one up despite its challenges. In the end I just can't do it!

__________________
- Greg -
1973 220D, The Prodigal Benz
1974 240D