The W114/W115 Mercedes-Benz was assembled from 1968 through 1976 in various Daimler-Benz factories worldwide as the executive class sedan or discerning buyers. The car’s styling was penned by the legendary Paul Bracq and power comes from M-series gasoline and OM6XX diesel engines. Today’s W115 is a 4-cylinder powered 220D diesel model equipped with a 4-speed […]
I’m always tempted by cars offered for a low asking price – even if they don’t start. I probably have a false sense of easiness in resto projects because I purchased enough beaters and got them running in a day or two. But this next W114 hits the sweet spot between affordable and not-rusty that […]
This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa who writes: Something you didn’t know existed, I’ll bet. I examined the photos with great curiosity … until I looked at the price. Oh well, whatever. Yes, whatever. The price is nuts. But this must be a custom El Caminoized Benz…right? No way. Did […]
This W114/W115 generation executive class Benz was penned by Paul Bracq and is covered in a sweet shade of blue that you just don’t see on automobiles anymore. This 220D will be murderously slow with the 2.2 liter OM615 non-turbo diesel, but fuel economy should be good, and it should be able to maintain a […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes: who has the cojones to finish this car- 72 Mercedes 220d with chevy 350 swap and mexican blanket on the dash. Oh boy, someone better buy this before I do and end up with an expensive lawyer bill from a divorce atty. I’ve already […]
This next car comes from tipper Art who first writes: 3 on the tree 220 Deeeeeee! Kinda just rolls off the tounge, huh? Lotta cool for 5K… quick glance through looks clean. Can these stay cheap forever? Maybe, since they never die…And a few minutes later wipes a film of coronavirus repelling axle grease off […]
The classic car market is currently booming across the USA, blame the rise of the car investor (checking accounts don’t pay squat and stocks are a roller coaster…so why not invest in cars?), lazy people, or greedy people or the Venn diagram of those three groups…anyway, Canada isn’t seeing the same level of insanity (for […]
As I’m sorting through the good stuff from my kids’ Halloween haul, I’m reminded of the a guy (and everybody knows a guy like this) who claims he doesn’t like sweets. Oh yeah, somehow this guy is free from thousands of years of human evolution and has some kind of alien taste buds — because […]
Welcome to a new DT feature, It Takes Two, where we pick not one craigslist ad, but two, for the ultimate Lego-style DT post. This first ITT feature involves the marriage of a classic Mercedes-Benz W115 diesel and a C43 AMG V8 for the ultimate DIY classic FrankenBenz. Find this 1969 Mercedes-Benz 220D with “horked” engine […]