A knucklehead down the street bought a 1953 MB 300C Adenauer and, rather than repair the drive train, dumped it and stuck a 350 Pontiac drive train into it. He ripped out the tranny linkage, cut a hole in the floor and that's where the tranny shift is.

Now he wants to sell it because, guess what? he's out of money.

I'd never drive this car with a GM engine, so....looking at my options:

-- Find an M189 drive train and put it in (VERY EXPENSIVE)

-- Replace with a more common MB inline 6 or V8 having at least 175 HP to power this big ol' car Maybe a 250 or 280 power train?

-- Leave as is

-- Pass it up.

Opinions please.

He hasn't even decided what he wants for it.

I am also thinking about letting him keep the Pontiac drive train and cut the price.

This is a strange situation.

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Strelnik
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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Before you shoot him (joking but not much) offer him $250 for his now 'parts car'. Did he keep the old motor and if not where did he take it ?

Do you have room to store it while its again becoming roadworthy ?

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

I can't believe he did this to that car. He didn't even try to fix the drive train before he hauled it off as SCRAP.

I am so P O'd about this.

He still doesn't know what he wants for it.

I could find a place to stick it for 35/month that is safe.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Buy it from him and start daily using the craigslist wide search engines looking for a motor and drive train.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

Let him shop it around for a bit (someone might want just what he is offering - but unlikely) and he will see what a tough market it is out there and his price will come down. Either way, wait a bit and you win.