RussK
Observer
I just bought a 1981 300sd ....and I'm a little ashamed that I know nothing about it, and I'm a auto technician with over 30 years exp.
So let me tell you how this has come to be.
A good customer came in and had his car serviced , and while talking to him about his A/C on his car, he mentioned that he needed to have his Mercedes towed in.
He said that he and his wife had let it set to long, and the battery was now dead, and it needed a switch installed that he already had the replacement for.
I asked him what kind of Mercedes, he said "Gelandewagen"........I said "A what" again he said , "a Mercedes Gelandewagen" only this time he said it with a smirk,
because he knew I had no idea what he was talking about.
He told me about it being now considered a G class, so then, I at least knew what it looked like anyway.
His health was fading, and every time he made it to the shop he would tell me about his Gelandewagenand.
By the way he talked about it, and the stories he told me about it, that it held a lot of good memories for him and his wife. From buying it new in Germany,
to driving it across America, to why it was equipped with a double lined roof.
That first conversation took place a few years before he was gone, he never got to bring it in before he had passed away.
I stayed in touch with his widow, she is great person and good customer. She asked me if I wanted to see the Gelandewagenand , I went to her house after work.
It was so covered with stuff, I could barely see under the hood, its been setting since 2002, it was now 2009
She mentioned that she was going to sell it, and we talked about it, but when it came down to it she couldn't.
She finely decided to sell it, as long as I could get it quick before she changed her mind.
A friend and I went with a flatbed started loading, and she started crying, so we hurried as she waited inside.
Now its at my friends house waiting to be dropped off at work in the morning, so I can bring it back to life.
I don't know any thing about this vehicle, like how do the 4 shifters work, what kind of oil does it take, I know...............I need a book
But before I start asking a hundred questions, I figured you may like the history of this Gelandewagenand.
I only have three old pictures, I will post them for you.
So let me tell you how this has come to be.
A good customer came in and had his car serviced , and while talking to him about his A/C on his car, he mentioned that he needed to have his Mercedes towed in.
He said that he and his wife had let it set to long, and the battery was now dead, and it needed a switch installed that he already had the replacement for.
I asked him what kind of Mercedes, he said "Gelandewagen"........I said "A what" again he said , "a Mercedes Gelandewagen" only this time he said it with a smirk,
because he knew I had no idea what he was talking about.
He told me about it being now considered a G class, so then, I at least knew what it looked like anyway.
His health was fading, and every time he made it to the shop he would tell me about his Gelandewagenand.
By the way he talked about it, and the stories he told me about it, that it held a lot of good memories for him and his wife. From buying it new in Germany,
to driving it across America, to why it was equipped with a double lined roof.
That first conversation took place a few years before he was gone, he never got to bring it in before he had passed away.
I stayed in touch with his widow, she is great person and good customer. She asked me if I wanted to see the Gelandewagenand , I went to her house after work.
It was so covered with stuff, I could barely see under the hood, its been setting since 2002, it was now 2009
She mentioned that she was going to sell it, and we talked about it, but when it came down to it she couldn't.
She finely decided to sell it, as long as I could get it quick before she changed her mind.
A friend and I went with a flatbed started loading, and she started crying, so we hurried as she waited inside.
Now its at my friends house waiting to be dropped off at work in the morning, so I can bring it back to life.
I don't know any thing about this vehicle, like how do the 4 shifters work, what kind of oil does it take, I know...............I need a book
But before I start asking a hundred questions, I figured you may like the history of this Gelandewagenand.
I only have three old pictures, I will post them for you.