1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D Diesel Sedan, Light Ivory 623H with 184396 Miles availab

1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D Diesel Sedan 4-Speed Manual One Owner Excellent Additional Info:

ATTENTION MERCEDES-BENZ DIESEL ENTHUSIASTS! ONE OWNER! ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION! STYLE! QUALITY! COLLECTABILITY! AND VALUE! Light ivory (623H) exterior with bamboo tex interior. 72hp 2.4L OM616 diesel four cylinder engine, 4-speed manual transmission. One owner with full history. Sold new at Star Motor Cars in Houston on 08/17/1978. Original owner was a doctor (OB/GYN). He moved to Washington in 1980 and became the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UW as well as an Affiliate Investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center until his retirement in 2016 after celebrating 50 years of practicing medicine. He passed in 2018, and his wife kept the car in the garage for another four years until she desired the garage space more than the car. Available for sale for this first time in 45 years! This is a true, all-original, one owner survivor in excellent condition, with all original owner's manuals and dealer service history since new. Service entries in the Mercedes Maintenance Booklet include entries at 923 miles, 3400 miles, 7030 miles, 10240 miles, 15494 miles, and 19337 miles all at Star Motor Cars in Houston. It also includes entries at Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz in Seattle at 30,384 miles, 38,409 miles, 48,023 miles, 58,319 miles, 63,867 miles, 88,204 miles. Service was continued at Phil Smart Mercedes in Seattle (they stopped stamping maintenance books around 1990). Originally factory equipped with the following options; (513) Becker Europa radio - US version, (524) clearcoat paint, (531) automatic power antenna, (542) lockable glovebox, (575) folding armrest and passenger seat with height adjustment, (580) air conditioning / tempmatic, (593) tinted glass, (406) driver and passenger seat with orthopedic backrest, (422) power steering, (634) warning triangle, (636) 15" steel wheels and tires, and it still has the factory safety kit! Our award winning service department just performed a buyer's inspection and of course it passed easily. IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A ONE-OWNER, ALL-ORIGINAL MERCEDES-BENZ 240D WITH A 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, YOU HAVE JUST FOUND IT! YOU MUST SEE AND DRIVE THIS MERCEDES-BENZ IN ORDER TO APPRECATE THE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND METICULOUS MAINTENANCE THAT WAS KEPT ON THIS CAR! Sold new for $11,516 in 1978 which equates to over $54,687 in today's money! #1 Concours value is $57,840. #2 Excellent value is $49,560. #3 Good value is $18,120 AND THEY HAVE APPRECIATED BY OVER 33% SINCE JANUARY! Why pay retail? IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE ALL THAT THIS CLASSIC 240D REPRESENTS FOR JUST $13,978. Save thousands and buy quality and value!
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