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Mercedes 240D as cemetery monument
Yup, at Linden Park Cemetery in Union County, New Jersey, a guy's monument is a full size 240D (1979?) made of a single block of stone quarried at the Rock of Ages quarry in Graniteville , Vermont. The craftsmen probably drove a real Mercedes into their shop to use as a model. The granite version may have taken over a year to chisel. It's an exact replica. The guy's mausoleum and the Mercedes take up forty cemetery plots. (approx cost $500K in the 70's)
It looks like the real thing ! Perhaps some diesel fan in New Jeresy can take some pics??
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD |
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how tragically fitting
it may be the one thing that sends many of us to our graves. |
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This car comes up from time to time. Looks like the last time it came up on the forum was in 2006.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=35024&highlight=240D+cemetery
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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. |
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Since I couldnt find it on the other topic, here's the grave marker for all to see
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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Stone version probably does about the same speed as the real thing
...if you're on a bit of a budget you could go for the Ghanan coffin... (I like the windscreen wiper detail but not sure those wheel arch trims are factory...)
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1993 320TE M104 --------------------------------------------------- past: 1983 230E W123 M102 1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2) 1967 250SE W108 M129 1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116 1980 280SE W116 M110 1980 350SE W116 M116 1992 300E W124 M103 1994 E280 W124 M104 ---------------------------------------------- "music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys |
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Maybe he knew where he was going and was in no hurry to get there.
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Bastards!!
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Too bad he didn't own a euro. Those headlights and bumpers don't look easy to replace.
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You're a daisy if you do. __________________________________ 84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold 04 Honda Element AWD 1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler 1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4 1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting |
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Link is no longer valid. Here is a fresh one. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5104 |
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Oh goodness, a lang wheelbase 240D? That could not have been fast at all...
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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold 1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition |
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http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10560
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Andrew '04 Jetta TDI Wagon '82 300TD ~ Winnie ~ Sold '77 300D ~ Sold
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They made a 240 limo? I remember seeing a 300D limo on craigslist a while back. I still have a picture of it somewhere. I think the 300D limo was refered to as a "Lang" and they were all euro's outfitted a specific way (or something).
Edit: Here it is. A 300D "Lang" on page 2 post 19. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=266121&highlight=300D+limo&page=2
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Looks like the hood star is missing...
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I live close by. There is a story about this thing in the local newspapers every few years.
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