I don't know if anyone noticed, but a nice 1979 300TD went over $6000 on eBay, I have to admit its a super looking car, if you like green. Great candidate for a turbo transplant, maybe I can find the buyer and help then convert it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4553143939&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT

1971 220 (gas) 4-spd manual 106441*
1979 300TD w/ ’85 turbo engine 298446
1983 300D 244626
1985 300TD 226868
1987 300D 262300

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Beautiful, especially the interior. And a Euro!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

heh, sweet. Not only does it sound like a John Deer but it looks like one too

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

i seriously want for a kermit green 123. i'd want bamboo interior though that off-white scares me a little.