A rare W116

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Mercmad
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A rare W116

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Heres one some may never havwe seen. A mate in Hong Kong has one too,that he has sent to Germany to be restored. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/wights- ... 1169081453
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Re: A rare W116

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Enlighten us Ron, what is so rare about this one? The manual gearbox? I think that pretty common in Europe..

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I would have thought that the manual transmission coupled to the M116 V8 would be pretty rare, certainly in Australia.
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