{"id":4992,"date":"2014-11-28T16:24:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T20:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4992"},"modified":"2014-11-28T16:24:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T20:24:27","slug":"1961-ford-f-100-wrapped-around-a-mercedes-300d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4992","title":{"rendered":"1961 Ford F-100 Wrapped Around A Mercedes 300D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4993\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4993\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1961 Ford F-100 on a Mercedes 300D chassis 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1961 Ford F-100 on a Mercedes 300D &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?resize=625%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1961 Ford F-100 on a Mercedes 300D \" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you know more about metal work than engine work, you might want to go the same route this builder did, take a 1961 Ford F-100 body and wrap it around a 1985 Mercedes 300D sedan. This created a classic truck with a turbo diesel, independent front and rear suspension, four-speed automatic transmission, full Mercedes interior and all the bells and whistles the &#8217;80s could offer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4996\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4996\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1961 Ford F-100 on a Mercedes 300D chassis 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mercedes 300D turbo diesel inside a 1961 Ford F-100&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-04.jpg?resize=625%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mercedes 300D turbo diesel inside a 1961 Ford F-100\" 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width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnf6iNdOmRI\" width=\"610\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4992&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4992 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4994'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1961-Ford-F-100-on-a-Mercedes-300D-chassis-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mercedes 300D interior inside a 1961 Ford F-100\" 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This created a classic truck with a turbo diesel, independent front and rear suspension, four-speed automatic transmission, full Mercedes&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4992\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1961 Ford F-100 Wrapped Around A Mercedes 300D<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f-100"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1987,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1987","url_meta":{"origin":4992,"position":0},"title":"ICON Shares Upcoming Swap Projects","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"If you enjoyed ICON's 1948 Buick Super Convertible powered by a LS9, then you will be very excited about the projects currently in work. 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