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cawimmer430 · 02-07-2006, 10:48 AM

I had to shed a tear when I saw this car. Beautiful...just beautiful.

1979 Mercedes-Benz 220D "Taxi"

Any self-respecting '123 enthusiast will note that the 220D was an extremely rare car- only 56,738 were made compared to nearly 330,000 200D's, 450,000 240D's etc. This is a German-spec taxi version from the late '70s. Under the hood, a 60-hp 2.2-l 4-cylinder engine mated to a 4-speed automatic: standard taxi package although the automatic was optional. Beautiful. I love the W123. Hands down the best MB ever made.

I see a lot of W123's around here. But I never see a 220D or a 250!

02-07-2006, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
cawimmer430 Contributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 6,250 Thanks: 2,371 Thanked 1,739 Times in 830 Posts	*For the W123 Enthusiasts* I had to shed a tear when I saw this car. Beautiful...just beautiful. 1979 Mercedes-Benz 220D "Taxi" Any self-respecting '123 enthusiast will note that the 220D was an extremely rare car- only 56,738 were made compared to nearly 330,000 200D's, 450,000 240D's etc. This is a German-spec taxi version from the late '70s. Under the hood, a 60-hp 2.2-l 4-cylinder engine mated to a 4-speed automatic: standard taxi package although the automatic was optional. Beautiful. I love the W123. Hands down the best MB ever made. I see a lot of W123's around here. But I never see a 220D or a 250!