Mine wasn't on the 300D when I bought it, but the one on the trunk was...I decided that since the car wasn't in very good shape to begin with, I REMOVED the one on the trunk lid BEFORE someone else did! It now has a home bolted to the end of my big tool chest! ( gotta be careful or the drawers wont open if mislocated!) Don't ask.
How many hail Mary's are in order for "liberating" a MB star anyway?