Just finished the website I've been talking about for the past year.
1981 300CD's, so few made ... so few left. Yes, only export to the US and the production #'s could be between 335 and around 900 or so.
Check it out and left me know what you think.
Thanks,
Jeff
www.dirtnapinc.com/300cd

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Jeff SE PA
1981 300 CD 85K miles "Heidi"
84 El Camino (what an SS should have been in 84)
01 Jeep Cherokee lifted 3", goes anywhere

Cool stuff... that Anthracite one with the burnt orange interior is pretty wild... I've never seen that color and was surprised to see it in a mercedes.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Very, very cool idea and doings. I love the 123 cd's. I like their styling much better than the sl's of the same vintage. Don't get me wrong, I love the Early sl's, up the early 70's... but the mid 70's and 80's sl's are not styled to my likings at all; with the low cut rear wheel-well giving the illusion of "ass draging coup." Also, you have to understand that living in Palm Desert, CA, I see at least 4 or 5 of the "ass dragers" every day. And on top of that, 95% of those have a 55-75 year old woman behind the wheel; not cool at all.

site devoted only to 81s?

i have an 82.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I have a 1980. Were they common?

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What Would Rudolph Do?
1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius

I've actually gotten quite a bit of a response about "other years" and am considering expanding the site to cover all CD's.
Any others intresed?
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Jeff

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Jeff SE PA
1981 300 CD 85K miles "Heidi"
84 El Camino (what an SS should have been in 84)
01 Jeep Cherokee lifted 3", goes anywhere

I think he wanted to focus on the 81 300CDs since only 335 of them of built. The rarest of the W123 diesel coupes.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.