Missing engine and transmission, but body and interior look complete and in fairly good shape. Is a probate car held by the county...Contra Costa County California:

Public Surplus: Auction #1127734

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Mike Frederick
1986 300SDL, 240K+ miles
1985 300D KaliKar, 270K+ miles

This car is a piece of history - just 9 years after Germany´s surrender. For a project car, I think it has great potential and the small amount of rust seems to be just surface. It´s a shame that people have to through their $hit into it when there are plenty of dumpsters around. I hope someone picks it up.

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Don't Chrome them; polish them

I emailed the Classic Center. This month's newsletter said they were looking for classics in all conditions.

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2010 Explorer Limited, 2010 R350 4MATIC, 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, 2009 Ford Flex, 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350, 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350, 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230, 2005 BMW X5.

It looks in pretty good condition

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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!

Barely a parts car.

It is in my neighborhood, I would go for it, just if I had the means for another major project. too many things going on now for me, but its tempting

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Chris
84 280sl
82 300d euro

the rust you don't see, if it's there is the problem. This is a very early unibody car. If it's underside is rusty, you're looking at like 20,000$ to refurbish a car that will worth less than half that.

On the other hand, if the underside is clean and rockers are sound, dropping a mid-60s motor and transmission into it is a no-brainer. Just watch the 4 wheel drum brakes.

On the other, other hand, at 201$ for the next bid, that car could be parted out by somebody locally with little effort.

HTH -CTH

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Wow! I have watched the bid price go from $700 to $10K this morning to over $16K right now. This auction site extends the auction time if someone bids in the last 5 minutes, so this could go on a while...

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Mike Frederick
1986 300SDL, 240K+ miles
1985 300D KaliKar, 270K+ miles

It sold for $16,635.00 to someone with the moniker of supply.

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Mike Frederick
1986 300SDL, 240K+ miles
1985 300D KaliKar, 270K+ miles

WOW! Maybe a secret code name for the Classic Center? :-D

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1972 280SE 4.5 Dark Green, Cognac. Pics!
2014 Range Rover Sport Supercharged. Santorini Black, Dynamic Package, Front Climate Comfort and Visibility Package, Vision and Convenience Package.

Gone But Not Forgotten
2010 Explorer Limited, 2010 R350 4MATIC, 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, 2009 Ford Flex, 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350, 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350, 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230, 2005 BMW X5.