Took her out for the first time in a while today. 1974, purchased only five or six weeks ago. Originally from CO, but was imported into Canada sometime during her life.



I drove her part of the way home, only to be subjected to a snapped fan belt miles and miles (and a ferry ride) from home. Of course, not having another car, I hadn't gotten around to getting breakdown cover. $140 later I'd been towed to the ferry port with the intention of limping her aboard. Anyway, she refused to start after that, so I had to abandon her at the ferry terminal for a few days, before ferrying back to fix her and get her home. Since then, it's been new glow plugs, coolant change, fit the passenger side headlight properly (previous owner had decided to stick the light surround back on with tape, rather than simply bend out the top clip to the correct angle. Some WD40 and elbow grease later and all the residue is off the wing, and the light is back in (proper) place.









To do list:
- Exhaust manifold gasket (creates own smoke screen from where it's blowing in traffic. Pretty useful if I was a getaway driver, but then this is a 240D. It's not fast). Just got a replacement on special order from Merc Germany
- Tires are pretty shot. The previous owner barely used it, and had no appreciation for it (he was a Veedub van vege oil nut), so it sat under a tree for the couple of years he owned it and barely got driven. Thus screwed tires - new ones in the trunk (with no white walls sadly), and all the gaps between everything were filled with moss.
- New emblems front and rear. Didn't have a front one when I bought it, and the rear is half missing (although it looks kinda cool like that...)
- It has some rust issues in the usual places. Fortunately, my roomie/best bud is a motorsport mechanic/welder/etc so repairs are no problem
- Sort out the roof lining coming away from the roof - I guess spray glue of some kind would do the trick?
- Couple of new seals for glass, trunk.
- Drive it

I'd like to get some European headlights at some point, same with the bumpers. Aside from that, it'll stay stock. I'd like to be able to trust it to be reliable, although I haven't had the chance to use it enough to get to that point yet (I walk to work, and live right in the neighbourhood - she was bought purely to fix up and use for pleasure)

So yah. Comments? Thoughts? Suggestions? Anyone know the name of the shade of green she is?

Good looking car with a lot of potential. Thanks for saving her and giving her a new respected good life.

very nice!

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Nice photography

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

Beautiful. You're lucky indeed.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Good looking car. On a side note does anyone know why some MB trunk stars are like the one on this car?

Some one has stolen half of it?

Nice looking car by the way

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Beautiful!

Nice.

Love the whitewalls (just got a 4 new ones myself; what a difference they make).

Also, love the customized trunk logo (pretty cool).

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Current:
1971 Mercedes Benz 250 (Euro Spec)
1972 Mercedes Benz 250 (US Spec)
Past:
1972 Mercedes Benz 280

And turned it upsidedown?

Yeah, it was broken (along with most of the car) when I got it, so I decided that it's best angle was that. To be honest I think it looks kind of great like that, so no rush to replace it...!

The bastards!

Oh I see what's happened now

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!