1984 Mercedes-Benz 300 TD s123 the best wagon

At the Frankfurt International Motor Show IAA, in September 1977, the so-called "T-Model" was presented as the third body variant of series 123. "T" was to be interpreted as "tourism and transport". For the first time, an estate solely produced by Mercedes-Benz as part of the official model range. From April 1978 onwards, the production was carried out in the Bremen plant. Technically and stylistically the estates corresponded mostly to the saloons on which they had been based. Except for the deviant tail end and the thus resulting changes, no differences could be seen.

In September 1982 the estates as well as the other type families of series 123 benefitted from a comprehensive model improvement. The most conspicuous characteristic of the improved variants was the rectangular wide-band headlamps which so far had only been built into top models. The air-inlet grills in front of the windscreen were now all black. In order to minimize wind noise, the protecting cover of the A-pillars was optimized. A number of details of the interior equipment were also improved. In January 1986, the production of the first Mercedes-Benz estate range was discontinued. The successors had already gone into series production in October/November 1985. In a period of more than eight years, 199,517 units were manufactured in the Bremen plant.

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