Because this is in the very last part of the time frame that gray market cars were still being brought here.
All the other models of the time were available from showrooms, but people were still bringing gray market cars in. -D On Sep 20, 2021, at 1:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com<mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com>> wrote: Why so? These were sold from dealer show rooms back in the day On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 12:59 PM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: Since it’s a 1976 model it could very well be a gray market car, and probably is. -D > On Sep 20, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > I know but perhaps there was a Euro import? > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 12:53 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >> The 300D did not come with a manual transmission, at least not in North >> America. >> >> Randy >> >> On 20/09/2021 11:50 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>> Only if that were a 5 cyl. 300D with PW and a manual trans. would I might >>> be even mildly interested. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> Looks nice, wish it were closer. >>>> >>>> Possibly some rust showing at the bottom of the fender/rocker area. >>>> >>>> Allan >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021, at 10:51 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> 4spd manny >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilkesboro-1976-mercedes-d/7382565619.html >>>>> -- >>>>> --FT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.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<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<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<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<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<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