Peter ;

Some folks don't care how it came, others simply want to be able to drive the vehicle *much* faster cheaply or want the imagined bragging rights of the Corvette's LS1 fancy V8 engine...

They're cheap to boot .

I see junked Corvettes in Pick-A-Part yards where the entire engine with accessories is $500....

I'd never do it either but some find it quick, simple and affordable .

Yes, the 107's came with manual gearboxes in Europe, my 1075 350SLC had one and it was quite the slick unit ~ shifted *perfectly* every time .

Of course a 5 speed would have been better but the 107's were designed long ago...

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better