Hello all,
Conversion was top notch and done right by a Tennesse good old boy.
upgrading to a 99 ML 320 Pickup(conversion) so thinking of parting ways with my trusty 1971 220d. She is not in the best shape but used almost daily and has carried over 1000lbs of old beach house to the dump on several occassions. Slower than my yearly tax payment to the IRS.
Tops out at 82 mph.
Has some rust and a mexico style cheap cloth interior. Have way too many cars and looking for more need space pics soon.

2001 Porsche 996 TT (trade for 220se cab)
1999 ML 430 (5.5)
1999 ML 320 (picked up yesterday Conversion to pickup started)
1996 W124 E36 Cab (twin turbo/nos project)
1995 W124 E200 turbo cab
1987 BMW 745i Turbo/5 speed
1986 BMW L6 Turbo/5 speed
1972 Mercedes 250C SOLD YESTERDAY
1971 Mercedes 220D Pickup
1959 190 sl (Restore or trade for 220se CAB)
1959 190 ponton Webasto FOR SALE rust/no drivertrain

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Are pics available?

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Very cool!

It sounds like a great conversion to me...

Looking forward to some pictures.

I'm interested. Where is the car currently located? Pictures?

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Few pics will take more if I get a reasonable offer...Not asking much for it,but I will let you guys tell me what you think it's worth.
Bainbridge Island, WA( couple miles across water from Seattle) but may take it down to Los Angeles sometime in the Summer and put in the garage and yank the Porsche out.

What I do have is every single piece it needs before paint!
what I don't have is the time.

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It is a real rarity but to place a value I would want to see how the conversion has been done. Is there rust? Bondo? Is there room to move the seat back and forth? Is it structurally sound?

With all these questoins answered I would be interested but without more information we are shooting in the dark.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

An el-ca-benz-mo?
A benz-cher-o?
Different but very cool!

Benzamino.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Don't know about Benzamino, but a Benzomino alredy exists: http://www.mbgrand600.com/files/Download/Culture%20Clash%20Benzomino.pdf

Wow, that car is somewhat local to me (I'm in Washington also), and I could use a pickup. Haha. That looks more like something you would see in WA (Western Australia) than WA (Washington). I saw a W110 fintail done up like that and it looked good, too.

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles

I thought I'd seen photos of similar conversions done either in Australia or maybe South Africa???
I think they call them "ute's"

Anyway Like I said the conversion was done properly. Unfortunately I have not cared for it well in the last couple years. There is rust in the rockers that need to be dealt with and the lower front fenders as well, There is bondo as all the side body molding was removed and they decided bondo was the best solution to cover it up.
Now structure was it was reinforced in the right places and is a solid feeling car. I witnessed first hand what it takes for a converted car to pass a TUV inspection in Germany when I was researching building my 250C cabriolet which I sold years ago, and certainly this would pass if the rusted spots are repaired.
I have no delusions, I think it's worth about 2500.00 bucks I could be wrong. Mechanically its a 220d that has been driven from Orange County, CA to Seattle,WA in the last two years, From Los Angeles, to Apacahe Junction,AZ and many places in between.
I have Fenders & rockers but not the time.
Last 2 years the rust has accelerated as it sits outside on the grass next to the Puget Sound. Salt air, mositure= either pass it on to someone with a shop or say goodbye and let decay set it that might not be reversible.
I'm Building a shop this summer,so It won't be available long...just thought I would pop it out there.
AND real funny comparing this to a one off custom 600 built by the worlds 600 expert..Ha ha

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they made them from the factory in Argentina in the early 70s.. this is the only place as far as i know, wikipedia confirms this.. perhaps its from there.. originally.

that sucks about the rust though. anywhere near the ocean and they're done for, my mom lives by the sea and had a 94 honda wagon that she bought new.. somehow i got it and gave it to a friend that needed a ride, afterall it wasnt a benz and it wasnt diesel so what he hell was i going to do with it.. but they had to replace almost every bolt on the car as they got into it as the ocean rust, a couple of blocks to the ocean just killed it, it looked ok from close up but in every nook and cranny it was gonzo.