Body decent , some rust, 3 places with holes through 1) driver fenderwell lip 2) driver rocker 3) trunk spare tire well. It has a rebuilt motor(Jasper). Doesn't leak any oil and the interior is very nice(no tears, carpets a little faded, headliners good except for the edge of one corner is pulled, and the rubber mat by the drivers left foot is a little chewed up.) It has dual Webers installed but need to be adjusted(also have factory carbs in trunk.) Also has many other parts in trunk from a parts car, extra gauges, radio floormats etc. not exactly sure of everything since the trunk is full. 2 new Kumho tires(could use the other2) just put a new master cylinder on it but can't get the brakes to bleed, (see other thread.) I've decided to get out of working on cars since i just don't enjoy it like i used too. What woul be a reasonable asking price? I'm in Knoxville, TN. I have lots of paperwork on this car, and even the factory radio works. 94,000 miles. http://photobucket.com/albums/v301/vwbeatle1214/Mercedes/
the first 2 pages are of the extra parts the pics of the car start on page 3 and include closeups of all bad spots.

Heres a link to the pics......http://photobucket.com/albums/v301/vwbeatle1214/Mercedes/

Sorry to hear you're giving up on it but special interest classic cars require alot of attention, dont they?

In my opinion the w110 is one of the best Vintage Benz's of all time...... smaller, lighter and nimbler than others. Dunno why the American market seems to insist that huge deluxe versions are better cars, i really dont. Hell, classic economy cars like Ford Fairmonts and Comets, Dodge Dart, Pontiac Tempest, etc have a following all their own. And they tend to be more scarce than deluxe versions too.

How much its worth depends on how much of a hurry you're in to sell it. I think if you fix the brakes, wax it up and take it to classic car shows over the next few months with For Sale sign in the window you could get somewhere around $2,000 or more.

Otherwise needing mechanical work and advertised in local newspapers at February more like $1200 or less as just another old vehicle that needs work. Pricing these things depends on who you're selling it to.

On the brakes are you *sure* that you've got the correct Master Cylinder for the car?? Parts suppliers are notorious for sending the wrong parts for Vintage MB's and unfortunately w110 parts are often specific the them alone. And so many 110's were built worldwide that warehouses of parts have gotten cleaned out over the years.

Aguably the 110 finbody series was the car that turned the corner for MB and made them into a profitable and worldwide auto company. Somewhere around 200,000 were produced over the years and exported all over the world.

Meanwhile would you be interested in trading for my '83 240D 4-spd? Its my daily driver with 223k miles, rust free but a few cracks in the paint with a couple of fiddly bit problems..... 2 electric windows dont work and needs sunroof handle attached. Otherwise new brakes, starter and recent clutch.

I like the 230 w110 finbody because can see a 5cyl engine going into it down the road, say in another 130k miles or so.

(edit: There's only 2 major things I've gotta know are in good condition on the 230, kingpins and automatic tranny...... plus the driveshaft rubber boot.

auto on the floor, actually when i picked this up i was looking for a stick shift diesel. I may be interested but i have no way of transporting the car. This ones got the new motor it just needs it fine tuned. Where are you located? I just got the title transferred (i thought it was going to be on the road with the new master cylinder) so it will be a week or 2 till the title gets back from the dmv.

Yeah I just saw the automatic but thats okay.

Located South of Louisville i think about 6-7 hrs away from Knoxville. Gotta get the brakes working at least to make this into a drive away trade. Not a hurry, 2 weeks or longer is no problem.

Also.... Would it be worth the hassle selling off all the extra parts seperately? I'm asking $1200 for it right now we'll see how that goes. I may start Ebaying off spare parts if it doesn't sell very quick.

Not sure, but i think if i fixed the brakes i might hang onto it. I think i either need to sell it or ignore it for a while. I really like the way the car looks and feels but i don't enjoy working on it. It may be because i've been having back and knee problems lately, It always sucks to be crawling around on the floor when your in pain. If i could find a decent shop around here to work on it, but they all say its too "old."

I added pictures 78 actually of every spare part in the trunk, also got closeups of all the bad spots. the only thing i forgot to get pictures of was all the paperwork, the glove compartment is full of paperwork on the car. also, i tried to get a close-up of the "jasper rebuilt engine" tag on the motor but it was a little blurry. The oil spots on the floor in some of the pics are from my motorcycle not from the car the car has no oil leaks.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v301/vwbeatle1214/Mercedes/

If anybody's interested in any of the parts , make me an offer,

With the parts, thinking of selling, and brake problem threads -
What's the current brake status/fix? - I'd like to learn from that one, if the boys (and girls?) down at the auto shop found anything.
Although "parting out" the car itself (over and above these trunk items) might yield you more $ than the whole car, intact - you'd likely not enjoy taking it apart if you don't feel up to working on it.
Not having a dog in this fight (so to speak), as a disinterested observor, seems that DieselDog's swap idea is good for both of you, if he's still up for it...

Anyone else - would this critter be a good "mix 'n match" for davestlouis's holy barn find? Almost totally ignorant of 110's (and many other things in the universe) - my mid-60's experience having been with my 111's only.

Stan

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i'm only going to sell what parts are in the trunk, since they came from a seperate parts car. I think the cars in too good of shape to part out. I couldn't even get it looked at since my school and the couple other shops i talked to said it was too old for them to work on and to take it to a "specialty shop." I'm in n hurry so if i still have it when i have enough money to have a shop bleed the brakes and adjust the carbs i'll have it done and decide what to do from there.

"Too old" actually means too ignorant on their part, basically nobody knows points ignition systems or weber carbs. But they wont even bleed the brakes?? You've come so far that maybe taking it to the dealership shouldnt be out of the question for setting up the carbs especially.

I'm still game for the trade but want at least to drive it away, although logic tells me I'm crazy to give up my daily driven 240D.

I'm just afraid to take it to the dealership, once you start paying someone else to do the work you can lose your ass really quick on these older cars. They wont even bleed the brakes, its not a matter of knowhow its more a matter of worry that struggling to get a 39 year old part off they break it and can't get a replacement, also the fact that if they run into a situation where it takes them a very long time to do it due to age, rust etc. they would only be able to charge so much they'd probably have to eat some hours.

Okay, there's nothing about this braking system which is significantly different from any "normal" US car from 1951 to 1980's!

Surely in the Knoxville area there must be a simply competent garage or old-timey real MECHANIC who can figure this'n out without a $120,000 computerized troubleshooting system! Between us all, we oughta be able to get you or get you access to procedures and copies of manuals, etc, which would be usable.

Someone other than dealers.

There are no brake parts for that ol hummer which are unavailable, I'm sure.

So what about it guys? - MECHANICS?

Stan

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I still think you have the wrong master cylinder. You might be best off getting a matched booster and cyl from a junkyard vehicle. If an assembly from a 108 will work I might be able to send you one shortly...

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If i can find a reasonably priced used master cylinder assembly i might try putting it together and bleeding it again.The one that's on there was specifically listed for my car by the vin# though.