{"id":151036,"date":"2026-07-17T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=151036"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:47:30","slug":"1960-mercedes-minibus-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=151036","title":{"rendered":"1960 Mercedes Minibus with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve seen plenty of LSx-swapped vehicles but this 1960 Mercedes O 319<\/a> minibus listed on Bring a Trailer<\/a> is a first. The listing states the unique vehicle was built by M&M Specialties in Napa, California. Under the engine cover between the front seats sits a 6.2 L LS3 V8. The listing states the drivetrain uses a 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission and narrowed 12-bolt rear end with 3.08 ratio. The minibus rides on an independent front suspension with power steering rack and leaf-spring rear suspension. The exterior is covered in black and green paint with custom wheels wearing Bridgestone Potenza RE050 tires (255\/40, 345\/35).<\/p>\n

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We’ve seen plenty of LSx-swapped vehicles but this 1960 Mercedes O 319 minibus listed on Bring a Trailer is a first. The listing states the unique vehicle was built by M&M Specialties in Napa, California. Under the engine cover between the front seats sits a 6.2 L LS3 V8. The listing states the drivetrain uses… Read More »1960 Mercedes Minibus with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":151042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mercedes"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13345,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13345","url_meta":{"origin":151036,"position":0},"title":"1952 Mercedes with a LS3","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1952 Mercedes 170 S is owned by Mark Gooden and was built by Samson Design in Marshall, Missouri. 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