1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D
92,969 MILES
With just over 90,000 original miles, the car is ready for the next 410,000 miles. The engine will run forever and will outlast us all.
We dated for almost three years before the Pumpkin as he called her would be mine. I immediately changed her name to Orange Crush as I had been crushing on her for so long. I really had no idea what I had fallen so hard for but as I cleaned and explored her inner sanctum, I discovered the wealth of information and documents that had followed her, now to her third owner.
My mom had always loved cars and my first little Honda Civic had been orange, so I think it was fate that Orange Crush found her way to me.
In 2019, Orange Crush stared in the movies with the Prime Series shot in Morden called 'Tales From The Loop', and then in 2022 in the Series 'Little Bird'. It was alot of fun seeing photos of her even though I was horrified to see her covered in dirt in Morden, after meticulously cleaning her, for drop off on set.
I learned how to winterize the car, and she was in a cement floor garage on cardboard, with battery removed every winter. Sadly in 2020, I was having trouble starting the car and I thought the problem was the battery, so when CAA came to boost her, he said I needed a new battery. He took the original Mercedes battery. I learned it was actually the glow plugs, which I then had replaced, but even after considerable effort, was not able to get the battery back.
I have had the rotors replaced and brakes, but everything else is original and runs extremely well. The sunroof motor is a little sluggish, but still opens and closes. I have had the car polished and waxed, and the rust repaired on the bottom below the lowest trim. The paint is original above that trim. All rust repair was done by Eugenio Yegros, of Y.E. Master Metal in Steinbach, and detailing was done by Rene Bouchard, of Reborn Auto Detailing in St. Pierre.
The car has the original tool kit and comes with the original First Aid kit unopened. The incredible journey of this car has been chronicled, from the limo drive that picked up the original owner to the tour of the factory, to the leaving of the manufacturer in Germany, to its landing in San Diego, to its transport to Winnipeg, Mb, where it was insured. Every scrap of paper, receipt paid, and document associated to the sale by Mercedes - Benz of North America. Inc., is with her today. Original marketing materials and data are included.
VIN# 12312310039605
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