1976 Mercedes-benz 300d Base Sedan 4-door 3.0l on 2040-cars

US $1,500.00

Year:1976 Mileage:170000 Color: Orange /
Beige

Location:

Ward, Colorado, United States

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Advertising:

Transmission:Automatic
Engine:3.0L 3005CC l5 DIESEL SOHC Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Body Type:Sedan
Fuel Type:Diesel
For Sale By:Private Seller

Year: 1976
Mileage: 170,000
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Exterior Color: Orange
Model: 300D
Interior Color: Beige
Trim: Base Sedan 4-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: RWD
Number of Cylinders: 5
Power Options: Power Windows
Disability Equipped: No

Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Used, sold as is. 1976 Mercedes 300D diesel Brand new tires and oil change, many other things need work though. Sold for restoration only. Car starts and drives for short distances, and it is buyer's responsibility to decide whether to drive or trailer it home."

1976 Mercedes 300D sedan. 5 cylinder 3 liter non-turbo diesel engine. 4 speed automatic transmission.

This is a cute old car that needs to be restored... I have too many projects and not enough time. And, it's not a great car for where I live. It doesn't like hills too much (non turbo engine) and doesn't like cold weather much. I live at 9,300 feet elevation in Colorado, so you can imagine, I have lots of hills and lots of snow. It's been a fun summer cruiser, but it needs to go on to someone who will restore it and use it more.

It starts and runs (if it's above 45F or so -- old series glowplugs aren't really up to starting it in colder temps), and drives around. Transmission is iffy... it doesn't seem to shift very well, though when you get it to stay in the gear you want it in, it'll pull pretty good. I think it's a control/adjustment issue rather than a bad transmission internals issue... but, just in case, I do have a spare transmission from a 1983 300D that I'll include with it. Needs a new exhaust system (it fell off just in front of the muffler, so it's a little loud now). Headlight switch just went out on me this summer (after dark, of course). Passenger seat and back seat aren't bad... could be reupholstered or cleaned really well, but aren't torn or falling apart. Drivers seat is shot... needs to be rebuilt with new padding, or replaced. Glass is good, but the drivers window and passenger rear window don't roll up and down any more. Other two do. Tires are brand new (about 300 miles on them) and I just gave it a full fluids change -- new synthetic oil, new tranny fluid, etc.

There is some rust... I took an angle grinder with a wire wheel on it to all the rusty spots and then painted them with rust converter, to keep it from spreading any farther. It does not appear to be structural (it's been a Colorado car all its life, never been back east where they salt the roads). But, it does need a bit of bondo work and maybe some steel welded it in a few spots. I think it's still restorable though. Obviously, it needs a new paint job (that's what the colored patches are, me trying out some options for colors, I was going to do two tone blue and cream).

The car is currently set up with a veggie oil system -- tank in the trunk for veggie oil, with heaters and lines and all to switch to that when it gets warmed up. It was installed by a colorado school of mines senior design project, and I still have all the papers from that, including some emmissions and dyno info on running on diesel and veggie oil. It isn't quite working now, but with their report, you could probably figure it out again.

I live in Ward, Colorado, and could deliver the car to the Boulder area, for pickup, if you don't want to come into the mountains to get it. I'd even drive it to Denver or Fort Collins area, but driving it farther than that, who knows.... it is an almost 40 year old car, and that's getting old even for a Mercedes.

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