Don't know if this has been posted elsewhere, but this one is amazing - a reference specimen.

I doubt that a w123 will ever grace the lawn at Pebble Beach, but this surely would be a candidate.

Now I'll step back and let the nit-pickers find anything wrong with it... other than the fact that I don't own it.

Mercedes Benz 300 Series Base Sedan 4 Door | eBay

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

Wow indeed!

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

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Shame there's only one picture. Looks very much like the '85 300D-T I once owned (plus 200,000 miles!).

Beautiful car, I just don't understand why people would pay so much for a car that has 30 year old rubber. It will need 5 thousand dollars of rubber before it hits 30 k miles.

Time is a cars worst enemy.

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

Front passenger wheel is missing a valve stem cap

That's a deal breaker

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Allen Kroliczek
Oak Grove Autosport | Oak Grove Autosport
01 G500, 82 300TD, quite a few more.....

That's weird. When I saw your post, I checked and the pictures of the undercarriage and engine compartment were missing. Now I checked again, and after refreshing the page in my browser, everything is there again. (They are located down below the primary listing, not in the usual location for Ebay listings.)


I knew someone would find something wrong with it!

The hard part will be finding a valve cap with the proper date code to satisfy the concours judges.

Somehow, I think that whomever buys this example will not be driving it much, if at all. I'll probably be long dead before this one ever sees 30,000 miles.

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

I just checked, and the listing was cancelled " because there was an error in the listing". I call Bullshot on that - I'll bet the seller got an amazing big-money offer. The last bid I saw was more than $24,000 - but I don't remember the exact amount.

I think it would be a good idea for someone to download and host the pictures, especially of the engine bay, as a future reference.

Here is an updated link to the "original listing":
Mercedes Benz 300 Series Base Sedan 4 Door | eBay

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

Thats about as close as you are ever going to find to a new W123. It looks even better than the Mercedes Motoring cars.

The price seems reasonable for the condition. I don't know if I were in the market for a car in that price range I'd spend it on that but still seems reasonable. I think I'd rather have a new 240D stick or a euro 300 stick.

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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.

Re-listed now. Nice, just a few blemishes like the left rear bumper and marks on the side of the base of the passenger seat. I also see that the brake fluid is dark and needs to be flushed.

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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC

Very impressive, and blown away that it's only 1 of 4 low mileage beauties offered by this seller. 2 of them only have 11,000 miles! Don

i'm not a nit picker but i just noticed a couple things...

A few paint chips under the headlights
bumper rubber rub marks
overly dressed tire shine

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Current fleet
2006 E320 CDI
1992 300D - 5speed manual swapped

former members
1984 300D "Blues Mobile"

1978 300CD "El Toro"

Front bumper took a hit, ac converted to 134...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Not factory spec wheel weights. MB used tow piece weights that clip to the wheel lip. I see the service docs are stamped by a Denver MB dealer, wonder how it ended up in Jersey?

Nice looking car, but I'm with the poster that observed it will need a lot of rubber replaced.