Ocean Grove 03/06/2026. Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
The first one to name the brand, country of origin, model, year, engine, type of gas and closest mileage will win a signed black and white photo print by Paul Goldfinger.
The owner found this vehicle on the Internet. It was his dream car.
We will announce the winner and mail/or deliver his/her prize.
Submit your facts to Blogfinger@verizon.net. or use comment button below.
WE HAVE A WINNER: Peter Tallman-–see below
“Hey Doc! This email ended up in my spam folder for some reason (don’t worry, I would never personally mark you as processed meat). A long time ago I had a 1982 Mercedes 300 SD Turbo Diesel that looked just like that one (mine was a deep blue). That being said, car people can be strange folk, so perhaps this fellow longed for elegance with (slightly) better gas mileage? The diesel had a 5 cylinder engine but the s class was available with a 6 cylinder and an 8 cylinder gas engine as well. I’m going with the diesel and with an age of 1981-85. Is that cheating? Also, if it is indeed a diesel, I would not be surprised if it had as many as 300,000 miles on the odometer although I would guess closer to 150,000 judging by how clean it looks. As you know Doc, those Germans certainly design well made cars!”
Our owner identified this car as a 1981 300 SD Mercedes diesel with 133,000 miles. It has 5 cylinders
Peter. Excellent win: Send me an address and I will send you one of my black and white prints. I once had a 300D Mercedes. It was wonderful, but it had no pickup- When we sold it, a gentleman came to our house and offered us cash. He didn’t want to drive it. Why? He said he would ship it to Paraguay where, for $400.00 he could refurbish it; and then it would be a taxi. I bet it still is working. Paul
Here is a link to Peter Tallman’s family story which was posted on Blogfinger about 7 years ago.
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington:
Hey Doc! This email ended up in my spam folder for some reason (don’t worry, I would never personally mark you as processed meat). A long time ago I had a 1982 Mercedes 300 SD Turbo Diesel that looked just like that one (mine was a deep blue). That being said, car people can be strange folk, so perhaps this fellow longed for elegance with (slightly) better gas mileage? The diesel had a 5 cylinder engine but the s class was available with a 6 cylinder and an 8 cylinder gas engine as well. I’m going with the diesel and with an age of 1981-85. Is that cheating? Also, if it is indeed a diesel, I would not be surprised if it had as many as 300,000 miles on the odometer although I would guess closer to 150,000 judging by how clean it looks. As you know Doc, those Germans certainly design well made cars!
Guess that’s a Mercedes 560 SEL 1987 ..