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Product Feature: Fintail Brake BoostersThis week in our product feature newsletter, I wanted to highlight the multiple different brake boosters that were found in Fintail models over the years.Fortunately all three of these boosters are still available new, Genuine Mercedes-Benz. If you have a Fintail and you plan to keep it for many more years to come, I might suggest you acqu …
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The Life and Times of a Very Special 200D Hearse by Bob Gunthorp edited by Cassy Leone This one-of-a-kind 1966 Mercedes-Benz W110 Hearse started out as a bare chassis shipped to Rappold Karosseriewerk, one of Germany’s largest coachbuilders, on November 12th 1965. Two months later, on January 28th 1966, construction of the custom bodywork was completed. It featured …
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Cars In The Yard: 1963 190Dc "Fintail"This week, we are spotlighting this 1963 190D fintail here at our dismantling facility in Merlin, Oregon. This particular car was purchased at our local Mercedes-Benz dealership in 1963, and had been under the care of its original owners until making its final journey to our salvage yard last week. It had been a parts car for many years for …
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