I've always seen them built on VW chassis with the 1600cc engines. Though others are on Pinto chassis with Ford motors...

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

The 540K in the first picture looks like it has a body by Saoutchik, a French custom body builder. They built bodies for a number of european cars of the era, including Delahaye, and Talbot Lago.

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1961 190Db retired
1968 220D/8 325,000
1983 300D 164,150

some of the delahayes and talbots are delectable.

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.

it's a Sindelfingen and is one of a kind IIRC .. built for WM Burden.. great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbuilt ( got that out of my book on the history of Mercedes)

cool.

it is french?

that sounds german though.

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.