I'll have you know that my 78 300SD is perfectly quick off the line.

Granted, my frame of reference starts with a 1.6L Miata.

And the 300SD has been on a serious weight loss program (ALTO: "Added Lightness Through Oxidation").

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife