I have one. I built it and it's as good as new. Brand new chassis and brand new engine and drivetrain. Has about 500 total miles on it. It's pretty but it's not a cheap beater.
I have one. I built it and it's as good as new. Brand new chassis and brand new engine and drivetrain. Has about 500 total miles on it. It's pretty but it's not a cheap beater.Hello everyone!
I have been bitten by smart bugs and am suffering from smart fever.
I am especially looking for a smart diesel, which I believe is available only in the 450 style car.
Would be great to know if there's one around.
Prefer one that is intact and not the victim of an accident.
However, I would consider buying a 450 diesel and a 450 diesel parts car (OM660 plus transmission).
Am very familiar with MB diesels from 1950-1991, before the electronic controls, turbo or NA.
Please feel free to send me messages.
I do have some cash and am interested as I retire, buy a farm with a 4000 sq ft building in which to store the cars and work on them.
Thank you!
In fact, if you are interested in building your own, I have a chassis and Leonard in TN has a new diesel engine and drive train. Building one is not for the faint of heart but it is fun and satisfying.I have one. I built it and it's as good as new. Brand new chassis and brand new engine and drivetrain. Has about 500 total miles on it. It's pretty but it's not a cheap beater.
Miss Mercedes,Dan, is that the car I saw with the sliding roof? If so it's basically the best 450 diesel in the nation!
Sadly, the cabrio decided to stop actuating its transmission. Then while I was trying to fix and troubleshoot it the alternator seized. Ah, the 450 life. lol
Strelnik, he has a brand new 450 roller that would make a fantastic platform for a DIY diesel transplant. But like he said, not for the faint at heart or like me, the "short on tools". lol
Thank you for this. Any idea if the transmission on the 450 is the same as the transmission on the 451?Very little is interchangeable between generations. The cars don't share a single panel with one another.
It's not. It's best to assume no parts are interchangeable. And for any parts that are, the 451 version is going to be cheaper, anyway. They may look similar but they share very very little in common. I'm talking they share small stuff like steering column innards. I don't think they share a single powertrain part. Heck, the 451's drive unit (the center console with the gearshifter) is a modified version of the roadster's drive unit.Thank you for this. Any idea if the transmission on the 450 is the same as the transmission on the 451?
Leonard and Dan, please contact me through private message. I'm at a conference locally, but have evening time. Thanks
I marvel at your knowledge! I was working in Stuttgart when the car first came out, then went to Bosnia for NATO and was focused on other items until I came back to a job at Daimler Chrysler.It's not. It's best to assume no parts are interchangeable. And for any parts that are, the 451 version is going to be cheaper, anyway. They may look similar but they share very very little in common. I'm talking they share small stuff like steering column innards. I don't think they share a single powertrain part. Heck, the 451's drive unit (the center console with the gearshifter) is a modified version of the roadster's drive unit.
Hello I do have a few diesel 450, 3, 2 cabrio, one running, one new no drivetrain,one glider with diesel wiring already in it..Hello everyone!
I have been bitten by smart bugs and am suffering from smart fever.
I am especially looking for a smart diesel, which I believe is available only in the 450 style car.
Would be great to know if there's one around.
Prefer one that is intact and not the victim of an accident.
However, I would consider buying a 450 diesel and a 450 diesel parts car (OM660 plus transmission).
Am very familiar with MB diesels from 1950-1991, before the electronic controls, turbo or NA.
Please feel free to send me messages.
I do have some cash and am interested as I retire, buy a farm with a 4000 sq ft building in which to store the cars and work on them.
Thank you!
I marvel at your knowledge! I was working in Stuttgart when the car first came out, then went to Bosnia for NATO and was focused on other items until I came back to a job at Daimler Chrysler.
Thank you for this. Any idea if the transmission on the 450 is the same as the transmission on the 451?
Leonard and Dan, please contact me through private message. I'm at a conference locally, but have evening time. Thanks
Thanks for your fast reply! Where do you live?Hello I do have a few diesel 450, 3, 2 cabrio, one running, one new no drivetrain,one glider with diesel wiring already in it..
Hello, where do you live and can you send me a private message? ThanksHello I do have a few diesel 450, 3, 2 cabrio, one running, one new no drivetrain,one glider with diesel wiring already in it..
Thanks for your fast reply! Where do you live? fourtw035526396 can't find where to send private message Greeneville Tennessee