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Convert Your W116 Into A Wagon With A Granada!

Started by Squiggle Dog, 11 October 2020, 03:35 PM

Squiggle Dog

Apparently it can be done! I wonder if this is what Crayford actually did? I'd probably rather use W123 wagon parts, though.

https://www.drive2.ru/l/504624161176420491/

https://www.drive2.ru/r/mercedes/s_class/455171701571847947/logbook/

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

ptashek

From what I've read, that's exactly what Crayford did. Or at least the load area windows were from some Ford. Could have been a Granada.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

Squiggle Dog

Quote from: ptashek on 11 October 2020, 05:45 PM
From what I've read, that's exactly what Crayford did. Or at least the load area windows were from some Ford. Could have been a Granada.

Ha! Even before I found those links I posted, I heard that the windows were from a Granada wagon. Very interesting. I wouldn't mind turning my 300SD into a wagon at some point, but I think I'd rather have a W123 rear door, taillights, and side windows.
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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

BCK1963

Looks like a West Coast Customs type of rape. Not my cup of tea.
Nonetheless, the result got something to it.
But I'd prefer the Granada, or even more the Granada I waggon. Those are rare birds.
Are they known overseas?

        Bernd
Bernd

1976 Merc 6.9   Magnetit blue

BCK1963

Crayford is apparently not the only company to have converted a W116.
Results all look similar to my eye but differ in details, predominantly the rear part:

This one is one of three built by body shop Brinkmann, other sources claim that it is one of two built by Pollmann:
http://www.nast-sonderfahrzeuge.de/exotenforum2/forum/index.php?id=134255

This one is labelled as well as Crayford but the attachment of the C-column is different from others from Crayford:
http://www.nast-sonderfahrzeuge.de/exotenforum2/forum/index.php?id=92040

The topic was dealt with before on this Forum.

     Bernd




Bernd

1976 Merc 6.9   Magnetit blue

Squiggle Dog

Wow! The C-pillar treatment on the last example is clever. I don't think we got those Granada wagons in North America, so even acquiring one of those would be a challenge.
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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

alabbasi

I always thought that the tailgate looked like one from an Austin Maxi hatchback with the bottom part lobbed off
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