I'm with you Flash123. I have a $250 1969 230 gas with stuck engine. The body and inside are excellent. I plan to put in a great running engine from a 300D with bad body, and add a 4spd from a rusty, low compression 220D. Both the 300D and 220D will get crushed after a strip party. All 3 cars cost about $1K (I did some swapping, that's why the "about".) Ron

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1971 220D, daily driver, new paint, 142K
1973 220D, low compression
1975 300D, back on the road! 166K
1971 220D, salvage, rear hit, engine excellent
1972 250, bad cam, but runs!
1971 230, engine stuck
1971 220D, low compression, rusty
1976 240D, salvage, engine excellent
1966 230SL, water in oil after rebuild