well I found a pretty sweet benz only forum with lots of Sharp benz guys...they say if it is in good shape(not a rust bucket) then it would be a good buy...but they act like it is nothing too special... they told me NOT to turbo it tho cause this engine does not have piston cooling jets I wanted to turbo it..they said I could find a 5cyl turbo engine and do that pretty easy...
I am going to go see it in person today I will snap some pics and post back about how it really is.....
thanks for all the comments guys!! all info is good info

 

As a kid, my Dad had one with a 4 speed on the column. I liked it although it was very gutless, but it would go. It got around 30+ mpg, the diesel got shipped to our house in 55 gal drums and cost .13 cents a gallon. My, but how times have changed! The only problem we ever had with it is a plastic socket that was part of the shift linkage broke, with me driving it, cost abut 10.00 to fix. Looking at the pics brings back memories. I think if I had a line on one, I would go for it and change it to run on WVO.

 

Buy It Monroe!!!!!!!!!!! I Love It!

 

I went and looked at it and it is just to rusty for me right now....I got WAAAAAY to many other projects going on to take on one like this one...

 

They made great taxicabs in Europe...When I was stationed in West Germany in the sixties, they were everywhere...Some already had over a million km on the odometer...Just like the Energizer bunny...Ben

 

I have been thinking about getting mid 80's 300d, or even a 240d with a 4speed standard. Can't beat the mpg's they put out

 

Nice taxi! I like the wheels that are on it. When I was a kid, our neighbors had a MB turbo diesel wagon. It was slooooow but was still going after we'd gone through an Olds Delta 88 wagon, Chevy Astro and Chevy K1500 Silverado.