Star Shots! - Show us your Ride

Post by **buddy** » Sun 04 Oct, 2009 8:03 am

Boyracer wrote:
buddy wrote:
royrockz wrote:Hey guys, used to be a silent reader on this forum. Am from Malaysia.
Decided to post up some photos of my car for you guys.
Just finished a 9 month restoration process.
All comments are welcomed.

Roy.

Does the side of your chrome bumper come standard like this or did it have rubber bits on the side? I am wondering as it looks very cool if it had rubber bits I am thinking of removing mine to have this very cool effect but if it is standard like this then perhaps not a good idea, email me plz brettheart911@hotmail.com
Buddy, that's a standard 280E/CE bumper bar. The 230E and 300D share the rubber cornered bars, while the 280 got wrap around bars.

Thanks for letting me know:D

Post by **isobars** » Sun 04 Oct, 2009 4:27 pm

My first 123, bought yesterday.

A few questions to come, I'm sure!

Best wishes from Portugal,

Paul

Post by **MB300D81** » Mon 05 Oct, 2009 5:45 pm

Hi isobars,

Congratulations on your 300D.

Your car looks very clean and straight.

I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

What year model is it and how many kms did it travel?

Cheers

Post by **isobars** » Mon 05 Oct, 2009 8:25 pm

Hi,

I'm very impressed with my first 123!

Initially I bought a 116 to import, but the rules changed and the tax went through the roof, hence this local car.

It's South African built, 1981 - according to the papers. Is there a way of being sure? Chassis number finders don't work with SDB123... numbers.

The mileage might be closer to the 119 one the clock than I thought, perhaps you could compare with yours?

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9019

The link will show the pedals and steering wheel.

Cheers,

Paul

Post by **dan500se** » Mon 12 Oct, 2009 12:50 am

My new car in my collection:

1981 (December) W123 280E with 259.000 (real) km on the clock. Only 2 owners till me...1982-1990 a German goldsmith and from 1990 till today a vetenarian .

I just have made a few pics before the car was taken apart to restoration !
Sorry for the bad quality, more will come when the car is finished!

A part of the VIN chech:

Options
254 Becker radio Europa Kurier cassette (с 01.06.1978 по 30.11.1990)
elimination of lettering "automatic" (с 01.11.1964 по 31.12.1972)
410 electric sliding roof (с 01.03.1965 по 29.02.1988)
420 automatic transmission, floor shift (с 01.01.1963)
430 headrests in the rear (с 01.01.1977)
safety belts, front and rear (с 01.01.1964 по 31.05.1973)
440 bumpers with guards, front and rear (с 01.10.1970 по 30.04.1974)
bumper with horn and rubber buffer front and rear (с 01.03.1964 по 30.09.1970)
tempomat (cruise control) (с 01.09.1975)
452 two-tone horn (с 01.01.1963 по 28.02.1993)
466 central locking system (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)
461 + 464 (с 01.10.1966 по 31.12.1966)
462 + 463 (с 01.07.1968 по 31.08.1969)
470 anti-lock braking system (abs) (с 01.06.1978 по 31.10.1993)
special export version 3 (с 01.12.1966 по 28.02.1968)
fan clutch (с 01.04.1970 по 30.11.1976)
502 outside rear view mirror, on the right (с 01.01.1963 по 31.03.1983)
531 automatic antenna (с 01.01.1963)
586 Behr air conditioner, and electric window lifters (front and rear doors) (с 01.04.1970)
590 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (laminated glass), Germany
heat-insulating glass, windshield (с 01.01.1967 по 31.01.1971)
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, laminated safety glass - Germany (с 01.01.1972)
600 headlamp wiper/washer (с 01.08.1971)
trim strips on hardtop (с 01.04.1963 по 31.07.1971)
645 M+S tires (с 01.10.1963)
682 fire extinguisher (с 01.04.1970)
812 rear-mounted loudspeaker (с 01.11.1974)

Post by **lyndel62** » Mon 01 Mar, 2010 9:32 am

his is my first Benz, a 280TE - purchased in December, 09 and loving it more and more each day. Have found an excellent mechanic in Geelong who takes pride in his work and has the car running like a dream. I still have some work to do on the interior, though it is in great condition for it's age... seats are all perfect but need to replace a few trim items.

Post by **Onkel-Benz** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 7:22 am

My white 200 -85 and my yellow 280E -77.

Post by **benzfan** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 10:44 am

Some tasty W123s there! I have a 79 280E the same colour as your 77. Can you please tell me what size and offset your Pentas are? They look great!

Post by **Onkel-Benz** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 7:17 pm

benzfan wrote:Some tasty W123s there! I have a 79 280E the same colour as your 77. Can you please tell me what size and offset your Pentas are? They look great!

Thankz! :)
The pentas are 8x16" ET11 with 205/50-16 tire at front. And rear 9x16" ET14 with 225/45-16 tire. (but this summer i gonna mount spacers for the rear rim, maybe 10mm/side so the ET will be ET 4.)

Post by **lockiedog** » Sat 03 Apr, 2010 3:25 pm

This is one of my three w123's,

Post by **Dweezil** » Sat 03 Apr, 2010 3:53 pm

Lockie,

bundts look great. Any chance we can get a post on how you did them?

Thanks

Dweezil

Post by **lockiedog** » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 7:52 pm

Post by **jellinek** » Mon 03 May, 2010 7:59 pm

Boyracer wrote:If it's metallic, it's most likely 'Managanese' if my memory serves me correctly.

That year it was Milan Brown.

Post by **jellinek** » Mon 03 May, 2010 8:33 pm

Rufus wrote:Hi W123 Fan, Good looking car you've got there. Seems to be in good nick.

Have a look at http://www.astralsilber.de/. It's a german site but if you click "Lackierungen/Farbcodes" you'll find the extensive W123 colour scheme.

I believe Betsy is colour code 681 "Weizengelb", which translates as "Wheat Yellow".

Good luck
Ron

Don't mean to be picky, but Benz never had that shade of yellow imported into Australia back then, my guess its Maple Yellow code 623....very popular color back then

Post by **lockiedog** » Wed 05 May, 2010 7:04 pm

My 300d is minila beige 681 and it is not as dark as that, your car must be something else, my 240d is code 623 which is light ivory.

I have noticed in your pictures that the 280 has rear head rests is that factory or did you put that in?

Alex

Post by **lockiedog** » Sun 11 Jul, 2010 1:26 pm

Here is my 300td. The colour is 702 smoke silver matalic interior is black cloth but I replaced the front seat with blue mb tex ones. It has a manual 4 speed gearbox.

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om 61791210212828

Post by **StreekG** » Mon 09 Aug, 2010 10:25 pm

Nice wagon, you have all those diesels because of p plates??? Or you just like diesels?

Post by **lockiedog** » Tue 10 Aug, 2010 7:08 pm

No I just love the diesel's.

Post by **pfordy1970** » Thu 30 Sep, 2010 11:34 pm

My 76 280E, which was advertised as an SE.Having driven 130ks to view the car though i wasnt going to say no because it wasnt the w116 i was hoping for.
350,000ks, And i can only find some rust on the rear floorpan, which isnt critical and the edge of the bootlid underneath is rusty.
I paid $1000 for 'Benny', which i thought was fair.The timing chain and sprockets are noisy.But he drives great, the power is there and the 130k drive home was faultless.

I need a windscreen, so if anybody in the Perth area knows of one available please let me know.

Thanks.

Post by **tony66au** » Fri 01 Oct, 2010 5:40 pm

Nice find!

I go get mine tomorrow and then enjoy a 500 something km drive home.

Post by **pfordy1970** » Fri 01 Oct, 2010 9:35 pm

Thanks, and enjoy the journey with your new Mercedes.

Post by **John Green** » Sat 06 Nov, 2010 8:27 am

Has taken me awhile, but here is a link to a gallery I put to gether with shots of my 240D. Car has just been sold to a chap who is an ocational forum contributor.

http://www.mbspares.com.au/Gallery/W123-240D.aspx

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Post by **Hendrik** » Sat 06 Nov, 2010 9:38 am

That is a nice example of a 240D, hopefully it has gone to a nice home and not end up on a farm carting hay and pulling plows.
I don't suppose you want to whisper the selling price in our ears. Just to get a reference point as to what very good condition 240D's are making.

Post by **John Green** » Sun 07 Nov, 2010 8:53 am

We will have to wait to see if the new owner fess's up to the price. lets just say I might have set a record for a W123 Diesel...

Post by **lockiedog** » Tue 09 Nov, 2010 9:29 pm

Very very nice, so did the updated motor come with a oil cooler as big as the 300d and did the aircon get fitted after it came to Australia?

Alex

Post by **John Green** » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 8:38 pm

The update 240D did come with a kinda strange sized oil cooler, and the A/C was factory fitted. The story behind it is a bit strange.

The chap who ordered it was convinced that A/C was not required and insisted it not be fitted. There was much communication between MB and him about how all other Australian spec cars had A/C and how hard it would be to sell when the time came. Anyway they finally agreed to build it with code 625 and no A/C.

But, guess what some how it rolled off the production line with A/C fitted and letter was sent to the prospective owner saying pay up the extra or we will just put it into stock. He paid the extra and the rest is history...

Post by **lockiedog** » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 9:06 pm

Fair enough, so is the car staying in Canberra?

Thanks Alex

Post by **Yuri** » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 11:00 pm

Hi Alex

No, in fact it will depart MB Spares tomorrow (Fri 12) morning, spend one more night in Canberra, then via the Barton Highway, Boorowa, Cowra etc, and the Newell Hwy, make its way (slowly of course) to the Sunshine State

to arrive in Brisbane on Sunday afternoon (a fellow Benz-owner who used to have a W123 240D offered to fly down to collect it for me).

In fact, you'll never believe it but this 240D has an errand to do on Monday (15 Nov) morning of all places to Samford!!!

And, Hendrik, don't worry, this 240D is in fact going to someone who understands the responsibility of custodianship of fine old things that earlier custodians have looked after well... My 300D (since sold) from the forum sponsor was a cracker. And my former W115 220D (since sold and shipped to the UK) bought via the sponsor in the 1990s was in very fine condition, but not as original as this 240D!

As a violinist :boohoo: , I have many antique instruments and bows much older than this car - and some in mint condition despite the decades...

Price? Well, hunt around the forum, and you'll find that John indicated how much he wanted for the car...

Post by **John Green** » Fri 12 Nov, 2010 3:05 pm

Yes it left this morning, now I can confess to what my new W123 is......

For now lets just say that it has travelled less than 1/2 the distance the 240D has....

Post by **maslovsky** » Fri 12 Nov, 2010 10:22 pm

my W123 300D picked up end of 2009, previous owner was in the same family so pretty much one owner from new, (son inhereted it from mother 5 years earlyier)

apart from a cracked dash the interior is perfect, car starts every time and runs excellent,

the front end is a bit vague and there is a bit of vibration at speed, I think the shocks need replacing,

Post by **Anarchyz0r** » Sun 14 Nov, 2010 6:29 pm

Greetings!
Yet another extremely happy Mercedes-Benz owner over here, you can see this one being driven around Brisbane. After owning a 230e for about a year and a half I have to say it is an amazing car and has given me not much trouble at all.

If I remember correctly, this vehicle was sitting for display at West-Star Mercedes Benz Toowomba for a long time and had two previous owners who both took great care of it.
Installed a subwoofer to go with the aftermarket headunit the dude we bought it off installed, the alternator seized up and had to replace that (a real pain trying to find a second hand alternator that fit), got new front breaks and steering re-aligned. The clock says 271142 but that stopped a little while back along with the trip-meter, getting that looked at as well as another service after uni finishes.

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Post by **tsharkey** » Sun 05 Dec, 2010 8:02 pm

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I feel like Matilda is part of the OzBenz family as so many of you across the continent have had 1st hand experience of her. From Tony in WA’s pre sale inspection, shipping to Sydney owners, sale of parts from the forum sponsor and then ultimately her arriving down here. She pops up in all sorts of interesting ways. If I have the lineage right …

I believe PeterMc236 bought her over from Perth and then sold her to Peterac who sold her to Dale who sold Matilda to me, and then my brother took her away.

Just some of the threads she has appeared in are listed here

Interior Colours
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10976

Injector Types
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10378

Tow Bars
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10060

Matilda’s ready to be parted out
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8730

Matilda lands in Melbourne
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1&p=49661 (Page 7)

Matilda lands in Sydney but is jilted for for the little ol lady driven version
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7375

What I did to her, why and where the part came from - Starting at the front

LH Headlight, cracked lens and loose reflector, Spare 300TD
LH & RH Indicators, Missing, Spare 300TD
Motor, Low compression, No IP or Injectors, Spare 300TD
Fuel Return “Cigar” hose , Strange hose used, Sponsor
Bonnet rubber stops, Missing, Spare 300TD
Injector Rebuild, Smokey Start, New Nozzles, Pop test
Valve Clearances, Rough Idle
Wiper Blades, Worn, New
Idler Arm, Worn, Sponsor
SLS Pump Kit, Leaking, Sponsor
Air Con, Regassed, New Seals Local sparky
Battery, Dead, Local sparky
Dash Mat, Cracked Dash, Spare 300TD
Instrument Cluster, Missing Speedo, Spare 300TD
Front Row Seats, Worn, Spare 300TD
Sheep Skin Covers, Not fitted, Spares
Wood on Dash \ Console, Why not, Mr300TD
Transmission, Missing, Spare 300TD
Radio, Missing, Spare
Tyres, Worn, New
Door Check Straps, Missing, Spare 300TD (with Araldite)
SLS Height Adjuster seals, Leaking, Sponsor
Gear Change Bushes, Worn out, Sponsor
Front Break Sensor (LH), Broken Wiring, Spares
2nd Row Seats Had Head Rests, Spare 300TD
Complete 3rd Row Seats, Not previously fitted, Spare 300TD
Rear RH CV Cover, Broken seal, Generic aftermarket
Rear LH Tail Light, Missing, Spare 300TD
Rear LH Reverse Light, Missing, eBay
LH Strut, Leaking, Spare 300TD
RH Strut, Leaking, Mr300TD
LH Rear Caliper Bolts, Missing, Spare 300TD
Petrol Flap Vacuum Actuator, Leaking, Mr300TD
Rear Hatch vacuum actuator, Leaking, Mr300TD
Reverse Indicators, Missing, Spare 300TD
Reverse Switch, Not working, New (US)
Rear Struts, Not holding hatch up, New (US)
Rear Emblem, Broken, Mr300TD + Solder
Various Rubber Grommets, Missing, Spare 300TD
Rear LH Window panel, Rusted, Panel Beater

A few snaps of her and the rest of the fleet out on a picnic for my sons 11th birthday.

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All 3 Rear.jpg

She is a great wagon, and I really only bought her for a few spares myself, however ... given I had the rusted out 300TD for spares, I thought what great therapy after a hard days work putting her back together. Originally my plan was to use Matilda so I can take the 300CD off the road for an overdue freshen up, but my Brother decided otherwise. Ah well, I'll find another alternative.

Post by **MR300TD** » Sun 05 Dec, 2010 8:11 pm

Well done Tim, so great to see that you got Matilda back on the road, I must say you have a fine selection of W123s. Good job. I am glad i could help with the bits, the woodgrain looks good.

Post by **Dweezil** » Sun 05 Dec, 2010 10:09 pm

I believe PeterMc236 bought her over from Perth and then sold her to Peterac who sold her to Dale who sold Matilda to me, and then my brother took her away.

And for what it's worth, I almost bought Mathilda from Pete Mc. Went like a rocket (well, a 30y.o. diesel rocket). Glad to see her being looked after.

Dweezil

Post by **Tony From West Oz** » Sun 05 Dec, 2010 11:31 pm

It seems that my PPI was accurate, she seems to be a great car. If only my wife had wanted a wagon . . . .
Matilda would not have crossed the Nullabor.
May she give you long and reliable service.
I am sure that she will be much more economical overall (fuel, service, parts and maintenance) than the depreciation of cars 25 years her junior. (or even just Dealer service on one of those)

Enjoy.!

Tony

Post by **MR300TD** » Mon 06 Dec, 2010 12:27 am

Tony From West Oz wrote: I am sure that she will be much more economical overall (fuel, service, parts and maintenance) than the depreciation of cars 25 years her junior. (or even just Dealer service on one of those)

Enjoy.!

Tony

I agree fully!

Post by **dagget** » Sun 12 Dec, 2010 2:08 pm

Finally managed to find a nice 300D, all good so far apart from minor problems such as non working dash lights and an aftermarket rear spring conversion

However, minor problems are well outweighed by everything else, 1 owner, 251K, good colour, fully stamped service book with the bulk of work done by MB Ballarat dealers and very smooth and quiet to drive on the highway, well for a 300D anyway.

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The real deal maker for this car was the documentation it came with..
Sales brocure, paint colours, MB generic brocure (1977), 300D liftout/specifications...

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So if anyone has a paint colour question just let me know!!

Post by **dagget** » Sun 12 Dec, 2010 2:13 pm

Just an addon to the above post..

More brocure details and contemporary road test (1977)

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Price doodles, cost on road in July 1978, $29,458, about the price of a suburban house!

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Post by **Ivanerrol** » Sun 12 Dec, 2010 5:33 pm

dagget wrote:Just an addon to the above post..

Price doodles, cost on road in July 1978, $29,458, about the price of a suburban house!
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Crikey. The U.K. Price for a 240D around 1978 was less than a quarter of that price :Doh:

Post by **MB300D81** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 9:26 pm

This is not actually my current ride but it is a present from a friend.

W123 240D LHD 00 Kms on the clock.
Manual sunroof.

Post by **Boyracer** » Sun 02 Jan, 2011 10:28 pm

Very nice Fitian, look after it! :-)

Post by **petermc236** » Wed 09 Feb, 2011 10:12 pm

Just returned from another run down the freeway to Northern Victoria and back.
Safetycar performed flawlessly on both trips and managed to dodge the locusts :hand: .

Fuel economy seemed pretty reasonable:
- 8.9L /100Km cruising at 95-100Km/h without a/c
- 10L /100km at 110km/h with A/C on full

Here are a couple of early morning photos taken near Benalla

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Post by **benzfan** » Wed 09 Feb, 2011 10:26 pm

Bravo safetycar!

Post by **dewolf1** » Sun 13 Feb, 2011 9:13 am

booger after a wash

Post by **harvestclean** » Thu 17 Feb, 2011 1:48 am

just a few shots of our new 280ce.
david

Post by **John Green** » Sat 19 Feb, 2011 4:28 pm

John Green wrote:Yes it left this morning, now I can confess to what my new W123 is......

For now lets just say that it has travelled less than 1/2 the distance the 240D has....

New car is an 84 230E with 87000 very gentle kilometers on the clock. Thought it was about time to share some pictures. Was raining so taken inside the garage at home, but are sure you will get the general idea of the car. If you wanted to find the definition of "mint" this is it...

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Post by **Hendrik** » Sat 19 Feb, 2011 9:10 pm

230E didn't have cake tins unless specified, mint indeed

Post by **John Green** » Sat 19 Feb, 2011 9:50 pm

Hendrik wrote:230E didn't have cake tins unless specified, mint indeed

Would you like me to post up a scan of the data card?

Post by **AMG** » Sun 20 Feb, 2011 8:13 am

Actually, purely out of interest, I would like to see the SA numbers. can you email a copy to me?

Post by **Boyracer** » Sun 20 Feb, 2011 11:12 am

I seem to remember reference to pancake air filters and jelly bean mags with classic Minis, but what are cake tins in MB-speak?

By the way, that is one beautiful car!
Is it a keeper John?