1983 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

"MARVEL" (the cars name)

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MARVEL is the Armageddon car.  Indestructible. nbsp;invincible and the James Bond of diesels

Bright metallic anthracite gunmetal gray with a parchment creme real leather interior. It's a gorgeous color combo. and rare.

I have had this car for years and have taken many long trips in it - I am an avid collector and this has been a daily driver.

The price on the car is based on the rarity. condition. color. miles. wheels. history. collectability. modifications. service records and Nada and Hagerty valuation guide. You will not see one like this again. Built by LA Bio Fuel fame Jeff Phillips especially for a TV show featuring alternate fuel vehicles (I forget the name of the show).

The car has been completely gone through and redone. It functions and drives as A NEW CAR. It's amazing. It is my go to car when I don't feel worried about putting miles on any of my other uber rare cars with low miles. This car rocks! Period. I love Marvel. It is a new chapter for me so my cars are slowly but surely getting new homes. This one is a real special car.  

The custom welded tank switchable system cost thousands to add to the car and who knows how many man hours it took. It is superb. Reliable. dependable and with lots of power. You can switch between stock OR rear OR both via a control switch under the steering wheel/key area. Very James Bond. PLUS the car can run on any kind of oil. WVO. Diesel. Bio. Vegetable or even old motor oil! You read right.  

If you are an adventurous type. a doomsday prepper or just love to take road trips this is the perfect car. Glamorous. sleek. sexy. classic and AWESOME. Filling up both tanks can take you half way across this fine nation of ours!

You can text or leave a message with offers or questions at 323-528-3246

I reserve the right to remove the auction at any time for any reason.  

I strongly urge interested parties to contact me as it seems as this is the best way to get the car.  

This car is going up in value every year.  This is an extremely rare car. I would not be surprised at all if the "buy it now" option is applied to this auction as the car is very fairly priced.  

Complete all point inspection - fluids. oils and filters checked and/or replaced:

California car with no rust

Service records  

Garaged or under a cover always

New paint job done last year - not a scratch!

Runs as new

Everything working great

Clear title 

This car never needs a smog check as it is a diesel (for California buyers)

Insurance is unbelievably cheap with collector car insurance. (State Farm. agerty. JC Taylor. Chubb. Grundy)

Bumpers show no chrome wear or scuffing

Brakes in excellent condition just redone all new

Parking brake also excellent

Rubber new condition

Doors shut great - they are heavy long doors

Window rubber seals are great - cracking on the lower rear window rubber

Grill with inserts and chrome showing very little age

No leaks

Clean under carriage with no leaks or any rust of any kind

Bushings are excellent

Suspension and shocks are A1

Steering feels great with power assist

Alignment is straight 

Motor starts right up without even glow light time!

Car starts immediately even if car has been sitting for months

No smoking exhaust or issues of any kind whatsoever

Motor purrs and car runs cool in traffic

Spare tire wheel is original 

Tires are good - I'd replace them next year

Tools for tire removal intact

First Aid

All emblems in tip top condition

Hood ornament chrome looks beautiful

Windows in front and rear working (rear window design on these cars is terrible they are slow but they do work)

Sunroof operational

Rear window defrost operational

Wipers working great - please notice a black plastic cover on one of them that is missing. Very cheap to replace I am sure.

All turning signals and lights including fog working

Interior lights including visor. glove compartment and rear work

All switches work everywhere

Cruise control works

Dash lights work - variable switch to dim interior accessory lights do not work

Dashboard looks great with pro recondition

Rear deck is showing no color fading

Front and rear seats also in good condition complete in every way with no rips except on top of rear seat rip seam split due to Cali sun

Rear seat belts look hardly used

Carpet throughout looks pretty new as you can get with no signs of wear including on the drivers side floor

Headliner is in great condition 

Speakers working with no noises. blown tweeters or woofers - aftermarket Kenwood with a Blaupunct sub woofer

Radio is Kenwood AM/FM CD and works great - loud!!! 

Fader switch on shift panel is A1

Antenna is also as new

Hazard switch illuminating as it should with the hazards working fine

Parking brake pedal works as it should

Door panels look amazing and are complete with material covered rubber trim

Wood is in really nice condition - original

Glove compartment opens. shuts and locks with the key as new and has a charging station with Alt Tank Fuel Gauge

AC works and blows ice cold

Climate control is working 

Heat works

Defrost works

Interior AC component lighting works

Seats look as beautiful as they were the day the car was brand new

Seat adjustment and handles to adjust seats are intact and work as they should

Seat back netting tight

Front seat belts work great too 

Floor pedals are showing appropriate wear

Dash controls all work

Oil Pressure. clock. trip meter. odometer and gas gauge all working

Warning lights for brakes. seatbelt. headlights. hi-beam and battery working

Transmission is shifting smooth and strong

Wiper arm and knob working as it should including window washer

Brake release and hood release work great

Hood liner is intact and is in new ok condition - missing the little square foil piece over the turbo

Turbo works great - this car is a FAST diesel

Trunk liner also in great condition as is the carpet

Door panels and handles are also nice

Seat recliner knobs and buttons working and looking fine

Horn works too 

Hope you enjoy the video / collage

Buy with the confidence that you are getting a car you may never see again. An armageddon car. Like a tank!

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