Now that is neat!!!!
A friend of mine has a 72 Mercedes ambulance, and it has 15" steel rims and hubcaps. From what I understood, the commercial cars all came with these.Mercedes 123 body, started production in 1976 and ran till 1986. It was available in a 5 cylinder diesel, and a gas job also. Looking at your car, the wheels are mismatched. The car in 1976 originally came with steel wheels and full wheel covers, and eventually, they installed alloy wheels. The wheels on your car look a lot newer than what was normally seen on the 123 body style. They originally came with 14" rims, and I don't remember if they switched to the 15" rims later on. They were the workhorse of the Mercedes line, and in Europe, they were used as taxis, because of there durability.
Congrats on the new acquisition, Noah! Should be a neat Coach when painted and detailed. Best part is no one is going to pull up next to you at a show with one just like it. Hope its a diesel and replace fuel filters SOON Good luck with it
I'm glad things worked out well with Mike. He's been great to work with. I love the Mercedes. It really looks more like an American coach than a German one.It runs on regular unleaded actually.
And I forgot to thank Attila and Dieter for their recommendation of Michael DaCosta as a transporter- VERY easy to deal with, friendly, accommodating, and has reasonable rates. I HIGHLY recommend him, as he has done a few professional cars and knows what he's doing.
Looks like the coachwork was modeled after the Miller-Meteor Eterna:
Congrats on the new acquisition, Noah! Post some interior photos when you can.