Tag: Mercedes
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WTT means What The Truck?!
It seems someone has decided it makes sense to combine a 1985 Dodge shortbed pickup with a 2003 Mercedes Benz ML320 frame, powertrain and drivetrain. Not surprisingly, they didn’t get far, and now the seller wants you to bail him (or her?) out of this madness. The seller does describe this pretty well, so we…
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Green–Market: Short-Wheelbase and Big V8
The 500SE was never sold in the US, but should make for a cool package. In this W126 generation of S-Class, “SE” vs. “SEL” meant short vs. long wheelbase. The US market got the 380SE variant, which used a smaller-displacement V8. That car makes a fine cruiser, but this 500SE should feel pretty good with…
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VERY Green 1981 Mercedes 300SD
In case you haven’t been paying attention, converting old diesel vehicles to run on veggie oil – basically waste product from fried food – is a counterculture trend right now. I find the whole thing interesting because it appeals to gearheads who want to engineer a way around ‘the system’ as much as to those…
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Just Another Kit Car, but Great Advertising
This is a replica of a Mercedes SSK, though in small scale. The basis seems to be a Mustang II. There’s nothing altogether too unusual or exciting about that, but the seller does a great job with this one, what with the ‘vintage’ photography, Gatsby references and careful mention of “1974 Mustang”, as opposed to…
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Brand Whores Unite! Yet Another Tasteful and Classy Choice
In the automotive world, nothing says “brand whore” like a Mercedes Benz. This doesn’t mean they don’t make some excellent cars, it just means that the public is in such a sad state that I think the Smart FourTwo would have sold ten times the volume if they’d just put a Mercedes badge on it.…
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AMC Body on a Mercedes Chassis? Why not?
Here you get not one, but two titles! Yes, the seller decided to take body panels from an AMC Javelin and put them onto a Mercedes “SD”, which, we assume, means a 300SD. Given neither is of body on frame construction, it seems this means the body panels were grafted onto the Mercedes unibody, but…
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A Cosworth Two-Fer!
Here we have not one, but two Mercedes 190E 2.3-16V cars in one deal. One was rear-ended and is a parts car for the other. The seller, it seems, didn’t want to take this on. Will you? The seller claims the wrecked car was in perfect condition before the accident. Given the massive oxidation, I…
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Quickie: Off-Road Mercedes?
Any ad starting with those words is bound to be good. This is a 1984 300SD with suspension lift. I suppose it has some ground clearance now, but I don’t imagine it was 4WD. So, you can interpret off-road however, you want. Either way, it’s rather odd. As with 99.9% of sellers of diesel-powered vehicles…
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I Might Have Van Envy
Here we have a German Camper by Westfalia NOT made by Volkswagen, but named after a famous explorer and cartographer. These James Cook campers seem to have quite the following on the interwebs, but it’s not clear whether any officially made it to the US. It’s definitely a cool rig, though the extra height and…
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Not Cheap, but Lots of Thrills: E63 Wagon
This is an awfully new vehicle for Oddimotive, but, even at $38K, this offers a lot of fun and weirdness for the dollar. Unlike BMW, Mercedes has, at times, chosen to bring its performance wagons to the US. This best offers all the torque you’ll ever need, plus The seller claims 88K miles and the…