Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-23 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 21/05/2017 9:14 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Indeed. The VIN of our '72 220D/8 was 115.110-10-225256. Does the 115.115.50.XX of the Frankenheap make it the quintessential 115? The Albatross (240D) was 123.123.12.123356. If it had been built 100 later, maybe I'd have kept it! --

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-21 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The 50 sez it was a LHD, manual trans made outside Germany according to John Green. https://www.mbspares.com.au/Information/Understandingchassisnumbers.aspx I always thought that Sud Afrika and Australia had different 7th digits, but according to John, it is only a "outside Germany"

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-21 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > Indeed. The VIN of our '72 220D/8 was 115.110-10-225256. Does the 115.115.50.XX of the Frankenheap make it the quintessential 115? The Albatross (240D) was 123.123.12.123356. If it had been built 100 later, maybe I'd have kept it! -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 20 May 2017 15:40:07 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Yes, the VIN tells you - back then, IIRC, the VIN started with the > chassis number. Indeed. The VIN of our '72 220D/8 was 115.110-10-225256. Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
112 is an odd duck too. the early ones were 111 type Heckflosse, but a later subtype had the fins rounded off. The second type 112 is a beautiful car, still in today's world. They shared the 3 L engine history with the 300 Adenauer and the 300SL 110, 111, 112 look dated, like a 57 chevy,

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread David Bruckmann via Mercedes
W114 is 6 cylinders, W115 is less than that (4 or 5 cylinders). The 300D is a bit of an odd duck in that it is a W115 chassis but has a W114 dash (with the shrivelling speaker grill vs the low-budge but indestructible fixed grille), unlike the 240D which had the W115 dash. A very odd thing, a

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yes, the VIN tells you - back then, IIRC, the VIN started with the chassis number. On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That was the claim on the R/E list, but has there ever been verification > of this? And how can one tell a car is a W115

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I think the W114 had the 6 cylinder vergasser engines, the W115 had all the rest, but I could be very wrong . . . On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Meh, I guessed. And has anyone ever clearly defined what the difference > is? I can’t

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
OK. That makes sense. -D > On May 20, 2017, at 4:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > The 4-5 cylinder gas and diesels are 115 6 cylinder gas is 114. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 20, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
The 4-5 cylinder gas and diesels are 115 6 cylinder gas is 114. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > That was the claim on the R/E list, but has there ever been verification of > this? And how can one tell a car is a

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That was the claim on the R/E list, but has there ever been verification of this? And how can one tell a car is a W115 otherwise? VIN? Are there obvious indicators on the outside? -D > On May 20, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes the

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes the 115 has more welded points for taxi use. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2017, at 2:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Meh, I guessed. And has anyone ever clearly defined what the difference is? > I can’t recall… > > -D > > >> On May 20, 2017, at

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Meh, I guessed. And has anyone ever clearly defined what the difference is? I can’t recall… -D > On May 20, 2017, at 3:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > MInor point, but it's a W115. > > On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
MInor point, but it's a W115. On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And it’s green! > > https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6092817935.html > > -D > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Alas a very UNattractive green. Too much blue. On May 20, 2017 12:44 PM, "Daniel Penoff via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And it’s green! > > https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6092817935.html > > -D > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > >

[MBZ] WOW! Nice 220D W114

2017-05-20 Thread Daniel Penoff via Mercedes
And it’s green! https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6092817935.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: