Originally Posted by FarmerDrew

could some one please explain this to me: I have a '85 300 Turbo. I was looking at a wrecked MB that was a '79 116 according to the tag on door frame. It didnt have anything denoting model on trunk lid as it had taken a sizeable lick. The engine looks exactly like mine except for one thing, its layed out different and by different I mean better. The battery sits up front not back next to the windshield and there are no vacuum lines running over the top of the oil filter. It also has washer fluid bucket next to coolant tank. The other thing I liked about this car is that it had 2 levers on either side of the grill for opening hood instead of plastic pull tab that Im sure will break one of these days. So what exactly is this model because I want one now.