Perhaps it's a 300 small d from the mid fifties. That car looked a lot like the 1930s Grosser Mercedes that Hitler rode in. I had a 300d back in the seventies. Cool car. The leather on the seats was as thick as a catcher's mitt. The radio had an extra amplifier under the front seat and four speakers. The car originally came with matching luggage and a carpeted step to help people get in the back seat. i didn't have the luggage, but I had the step. The car had a self leveling system, and a 3 liter six cylinder with mechanical direct port fuel injeciton same as the 300 SLR. This was the FI system that used a mechanical piston pump to deliver the fuel, not unlike older heavy-duty diesels. That engine would cost a fortune today. It had a direct acting overhead cam and turned out over 200 horsepower. I drove the car from Chicago to New Jersey back around 1980. At night of course. Amazing. What a sweet song that motor sang. Sold the car soon after to a judge who had enough money to restore it. Paul On Jul 26, 2006, at 9:02 PM, William Robb wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Stenquist" > Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > > > Yo Pål, give me a hit off that thing. i want some of what you've been > smoking:-) > > Don't forget that as far as Pål is concerned, everything European > is better > in every way. > He has discussed the various advantages of European cars vs. > anything out of > Japan or America on other occassions. > Pity they don't make a pick up truck. > That would be useful. > > I have seen a kind of cool Mercedes around town lately. It looks > for all the > world like Adolf Hitler's staff car. > > William Robb > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
