Mercedes-Benz 300CD, Phenomenal

1978 Mercedes 300 CD

This vehicle has only had only 3 Owners since new.It comes with years of receipts all the way back to the original owner and you will see receipts from the last owner that date back to 2004. It has been garage kept it's entire life.This car runs and drives excellent. There is very little smoke hot or cold. and the temp stays cool even on hot Houston days. The transmission shifts as if it were new. The wheels were recently refinished and anewset of matching tires were installed within the last 10 miles.
The seats are wearing the original parchment seat covers in MB tex but have had the padding replaced professionally, which makes them almost as new. There are two small cracks on the drivers bolster that I am told have been there for a number of years. (see photo)The carpets and headliner were replaced within the last year so the interior is really very nice. The door pockets were also replaced but the are in palamino and I will have them professionally dyed to match before the end of the auction.The only detriments to the interior are cracks in the dash pad which are covered with a custom cover and the wood around the power window switches needs replacement. The rest of the wood is very nice as you can see in the photos.
The original factory radio was sent off and refurbished approx 18 months ago and plays great on AM or FM.The power antenna works as it should and retracts when the ignition or power is off.
The body appears to be 99% rust free and shows no signs of rust repairs. The paint is extremely nice for it's age and it is in it's original color of 525G which is "brilliant Red Metallic" which turns out to be a very hard color to photograph, as it changes color depending on the light.
When you view the photographs in the shop or shade it is a very rich red color but in the sun, depending on the angle, it changes to lighter shades due to the heavy metallic content.
I did find a couple of very small chips (about the size of a pen point) and there is some rash down the drivers door edge, I couldn't add any more photos to the ebay listing.
The A/c blows cold and the heater works by manually opening a valve under the hood as the vacuum system has been bypassed.The hood pad is new,
The front power windows work as they should but the right rear is slow and the left rear has stopped working, this is usually from non use.It is located in Huffman Texas 77336 and an inspection by you or your representative is welcome, just contact me thru the "ask seller a question" link on the ebay listing.
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