Author Topic: 123 Coupe Diesel  (Read 5383 times)

wjsvb

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123 Coupe Diesel
« on: October 31, 2015, 01:47:30 »
The dust is settling on my purchase of a sad-looking '78 300CD...$700 for a running car with shabby paint and a vandalized interior.  Oh well, I got a parts car (also 300CD) for $690 with most of the needed Parts, esp. the interior, a VERY nice one, and many needed parts big and small and some leftover scrap metal.  Next step is to drive the car to my warehouse and start the process.  The parts car will go to my friend's junkyard in Cochranville PA to be stripped of all needs and left for dead.  Only big thing still needed (he says hopefully) is a window rubber for the rear vision (cracks in rubber look bad and leak) and paint ($$$ >:(.  Jon
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69 300SEL 6.3 Euro project (gone but not forgotten)
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Cees Klumper

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Re: 123 Coupe Diesel
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2015, 16:37:20 »
Good deals. Nurse it back to health and enjoy; a 1982 300D was one of my all-time favorite cars.
Cees Klumper
1969 Mercedes 280 SL automatic
1968 Ford Mustang 302 V8
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupe 1600
1962 FIAT 1500S OSCA convertible
1972 Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3
1983 Porsche 944 2.5
1990 Ford Bronco II

Jonny B

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Re: 123 Coupe Diesel
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2015, 17:20:02 »
Indeed, I am squarely in Cees' corner on the 123 coupes, just, lovely, lovely cars.
Jonny B
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Benz Dr.

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Re: 123 Coupe Diesel
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2015, 19:28:11 »
We have a silver turbo coupe. Probably the ultimate diesel car to own in the 80's.
1966 230SL 5 speed, LSD, header pipes, 300SE distributor, ported, polished and balanced, AKA  ''The Red Rocket ''
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1970  3.5 Coupe
1961  190SL
1985   300CD  Turbo Coupe
1981  300SD
2013  GMC  Sierra
1965  230SL
1967 250SL
1970 280SL
1988 560SEC