Repeat After Me: Double You One Two Three

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 07/09/2019 at 11:41 • Filed to: mercedes, w123, oil burner, diesel, 300CD, sitck shift

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Brown.....
Diesel......
Manual....
Rustbucket..........?

So I was doing that thing you do where you spend your free time scrolling through facebook marketplace and craigslist shopping for cars that you don’t really need because you already have six when you come across a certain listing that matches what you’ve had in the back of your mind for several years and just for kicks you message the seller and take if for a test drive.

You know... that thing.

I’ve owned several Mercedes over the years including but not limited to a w115 240D, a w126 300DS, a w123 300TD, and a w108 280 SE 4.5. But... i’ve never owned a w123 coupe with a manual transmission. I knew this was a pretty rare car and at the asking price of $1,500 I had to take a look.

I was pleasantly surprised to find this car had recently received a donor motor from a 300TD with only 240k miles. Just broken in. This also adds a turbocharger bringing the paltry stock 83 horsepower up to a whopping 125, which isn’t too shabby when matched with the 181 lb/ft of torques.

As you can see the body has some serious rust but the underside was solid and the floorboards, trunk and rockers where hole free. The seller even had the original stock wheel, so despite the other myriad of gremlins ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ) I managed to twist his arm and drove this baby home for $1,200. Fortunately the sale included the original rims and n ot long after I managed to offload the (ugly?) aftermarket rims and tires for $300.

I’m happy to report that I’m quite excited to have another project I can drive... My wife? Not so much.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Chris Clarke 07/09/2019 at 11:47

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But that’s a Cee One Two Three

MonkeePuzzle > Chris Clarke 07/09/2019 at 11:50

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huh, I was not aware such a large german barge came in 2 door options

Chris Clarke > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/09/2019 at 11:52

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I never realized that.

boredalways > Chris Clarke 07/09/2019 at 11:57

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Noice. More picks when you get a chance, please.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > MonkeePuzzle 07/09/2019 at 11:57

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Did someone say large german 2 door barge: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/it-lives-1823576357

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MonkeePuzzle 07/09/2019 at 11:58

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large

Chris Clarke > boredalways 07/09/2019 at 12:04

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Here’s the original listing with a bunch of pics from the seller.

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/milford-1981-mercedes-300cd-4-speed/6918966970.html

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Chris Clarke 07/09/2019 at 12:23

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Sweet car, and it’s going to definitely increase in value substantially as they get harder to find. You got a great deal, especially if you’re good with bodywork. 

boredalways > Chris Clarke 07/09/2019 at 12:51

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me likey. Did the dreamcatcher come with it?

Chris Clarke > boredalways 07/09/2019 at 13:47

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Sadly no..

Chris Clarke > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 07/09/2019 at 13:48

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I can pretty much fix anything mechanical but I’ve never done a lick of bodywork......