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Curbside Classics Archives
220D Archive
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![(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/slow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …")
CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […] -
![My recent history with buying family-friendly classics had been only somewhat successful at best. The Mazda 808 was one of my favorites, but a lack of rear seat belts hindered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1970-Mercedes-Benz-220D.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Mercedes Benz 220D – Finally a Family Classic")
COAL: 1970 Mercedes Benz 220D – Finally a Family Classic
Posted on September 7, 2014 | 22 CommentsMy recent history with buying family-friendly classics had been only somewhat successful at best. The Mazda 808 was one of my favorites, but a lack of rear seat belts hindered […] -
![Last week I wrote about a legendarily bulletproof Mercedes-Benz diesel engine wrapped in a W116 body. (Read about it here.) Then the other day while perusing some old photos I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1968MB2201jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 220 Diesel – Rusty Quarters")
CC Capsule: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 220 Diesel – Rusty Quarters
Posted on November 23, 2013 | 27 CommentsLast week I wrote about a legendarily bulletproof Mercedes-Benz diesel engine wrapped in a W116 body. (Read about it here.) Then the other day while perusing some old photos I […] -
![Conventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot!")
Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot!
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 36 CommentsConventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […] -
![I haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cruise-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cruising: Curbside Classic Style")
Cruising: Curbside Classic Style
Posted on July 21, 2013 | 21 CommentsI haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […]
