Sounds like a good banger with minor maintanance stuff to do.

If it came with the triangle and trunk mount, it may have been bought in Germany,driven a bit and imported to USA.

Like my 300D with the euro trunk mounted triangle...

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD