1980 Mercedes Benz 240D

 

The 240D was the Euro-taxi of choice for a generation. This one is on the block at Hemmings. We have posted lots of these hardy cars---one in Lowell, Mass. a couple months back, and that post has links to a bunch of others. Autoliterate, by the way, is getting upwards of 6000 viewers a day, and anything you can do to help spread the word more widely is appreciated. I tell people the blog is about exploring the aesthetics of the ordinary, & paying attention to vernacular everything--i.e., I try to sound hi-falutin', but as you know, we are 75% about old trucks