I can see this as a far less expensive approach to owning one of these cars. They're getting harder and harder to find in this condition, so locating one that's got a really clean body/chassis/interior and just having to do an engine swap or rebuild really wouldn't be that bad of a job.
-D ________________________________ From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 12:23 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] located in Racine Wisconsin. 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 se Sedan 4D, $4, 900 I wouldn't pay that kind of money with a bad engine but if the car is indeed nice, it would probably be not too hard to find a replacement, or drop another type of Benz engine in. I've been wondering about stand-alone ECUs for newer Benz engines. It appears some are doing it but I don't know any details. --FT On 7/16/23 12:02 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Yeah, that would be a pretty easy project once you found an engine. I'm not > sure rebuilding would make good (financial) sense unless you were doing it > yourself. > > -D > ________________________________ > From: Mercedes<mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Floyd Thursby via > Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 11:50 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Floyd Thursby<buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > Subject: [MBZ] located in Racine Wisconsin. 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 se Sedan > 4D, $4, 900 > > Looks nice, stupid ask if the engine is kakked > > This is a 1972 280SE 6cyl gas located in Racine Wisconsin. The engine > will not start but body is in excellent condition for its age. Engine > needs to be replaced or rebuilt. Car is being sold as is. The selling > price has to be negotiable. > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/663346142487487 > > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- --FT _______________________________________ 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
