Both body styles from the '70s were super cool though. I'd love to have one of the pre-73 models. Apparently they didn't make a lot of them in 4wd, I see lots of 2wd but not many 4wd. It'd make a good camp truck if I could find one in 3/4 ton.
-Curt On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 2:41:35 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Like Chevy pickup trucks. I can remember how rusty those things were in the 70s. The wheel arches would rust out so badly it wasn’t funny. -D > On Apr 22, 2020, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > All cars of that era were notorious for rusting away. The dealers had to sell > cars quickly before they rusted away on the lot... > -Curt > > On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 1:41:36 PM EDT, Peter Frederick via Mercedes ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > they are getting rare in good condition -- I sent mine to the junkyard due to > terminal rust. All the German cars of that age were terrible, Russian steel > for the most part. Ditto for W116s --- they were notorious for rusting away > in Germany too. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com