[W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

[Jonathan]

To make the conversion these days I'd expect it to run in excess of 10K.

Jonathan

richard jaffe wrote:

> I think the $9,300 figure came from the seller's ebay ad that Bruce 

> attached. It does seem awfully high but $5,000 for a 5spd is no 

> bargain either.

>

>     ----- Original Message -----

>     *From:* Axel Wulff <mailto:axelwulff at hotmail.com>

>     *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>     *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2008 10:47 PM

>     *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

>

>     Well, back in 1984 the USD to Dm exchange rate was more like 1:2.5

>     so 12,500 DM was about $5,000.

>      

>     Certainly not the couple of hundred bucks for Detroit iron back in

>     the early '70s, but about half of the almost $10k you suggest.

>

>     Regards,

>     Axel J. Wulff

>     610-731-5453 Cellular

>     610-572-4611 Home

>

>

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>         From: rsjaffe1 at msn.com

>         To: brucem105 at comcast.net; mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>         Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 22:34:09 -0400

>         Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

>

>         Interesting car Bruce. I hope the guy disowned the "son" who

>         effed up the car. At $9,300.00 / $12,500 DM no wonder there

>         aren't many manuals out there. The marketing strategy

>         apparently was to gouge those who had more money than sense.

>         Contrast that to GM back in the muscle car days when a Muncie

>         rock crusher 4 spd could be had for maybe a couple hundred

>         bucks on the options list.

>

>             ----- Original Message -----

>             *From:* Bruce Mendel <mailto:brucem105 at comcast.net>

>             *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>             <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>             *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:55 PM

>             *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

>

>             I've got a 1982 us-legal euro 280sel that was owned for a

>             while by amg west out in denver. part of the amg "kit"

>             they put on it (body kit, recaros, suspension, etc) was a

>             5-speed manual.

>              

>             jonathan is bringing it back to life now at his shop.

>              

>             it's here:

>              

>             http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330201512273

>             <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330201512273>

>              

>             Bruce

>

>                 ----- Original Message -----

>                 *From:* Axel Wulff <mailto:axelwulff at hotmail.com>

>                 *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>                 <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>                 *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:00 PM

>                 *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

>

>                 Rich,

>                  

>                 He may very well have been correct.

>                  

>                 Mercedes did not offer manual transmissions for any of

>                 their V8s, only on their straight-sixes.

>                  

>                 However, AMG offered manual transmissions.

>                  

>                 I don't rember who the manufacturer was, but it was

>                 either Getrag or ZF.

>                  

>                 In my 1984 German AMG catalog the manual transmission

>                 is offered at 12,500 DM. By comparison, the widebody

>                 conversion is 25,000 DM.

>                  

>                 Not many clients took the manual transmission option.

>                 I've only ever seen one sedan with a stick and never a

>                 coupe.

>

>                 Regards,

>                 Axel J. Wulff

>                 610-731-5453 Cellular

>                 610-572-4611 Home

>

>

>                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>                     From: rsjaffe1 at msn.com

>                     To: MBCOUPES at MBCOUPES.COM

>                     Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 18:34:51 -0400

>                     Subject: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

>

>                     All,

>                      

>                     I spoke to a guy this afternoon at the local parts

>                     store who said when he was stationed in Germany

>                     back in the day, he saw an AMG SEC that had a

>                     manual trans!  After diplomatically suggesting he

>                     was mistaken, the guy swore up and down the car

>                     had a stick. I seriously doubt MB produced and

>                     optional manual trans SEC for the German market,

>                     but did AMG ever offer a stick as an option?  

>                      

>                     Rich Jaffe

>                     85 500 SEC Euro

>                     83 300 SD

>

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