Thanks Bob

The emblem says 400E on the trunk and the vin/dmv says it was built in 1987? It has an inline 6 cylinder engine. When I ran the vin through a Russian site for the "data," it says it is a 300E model? Like I said, this will be my first MB. I am getting it next to nothing through a lien sale from a family owned tow company

here in So Cal.
I am 60 miles east of LA and will be picking it up on the 1st in Riverside.
I don't know if the original owner swapped the trunk emblem on it, but it says 400E?
The body doesn't have any dings, supermarket rash etc . . It is a greenish/silver color, 4 door sedan with leather interior. Wood paneling throughout the dash and the carpets didn't have any holes. It needs a good cleaning/detail in and out.
The tires and wheels on it are worth more then I am getting it for alone. Motor is quiet as a mouse and I drove it around the tow lot to make sure the tranny worked correctly.
DMV registration/title/plates paperwork was just over $200 to put in my name. It is NOT a salvage title, strictly lien sale.
Thanks for the links. I will check them out and see what I can come up with on the 400E thing. According to the data from the vin, this car was #9 from the factory in Germany in 1987.
I appreciate the info you have given me on it. I look forward to driving it soon.
Oh yeah, the odometer says 188k on it.
Trax