we attended our first "Strich-8" Club meeting (Stroke-8) in Munich. Nearly 100 cars attended, very nice people and - may I be so bold to say "as usual" - there was a lot of interest in the ute . Two more V8 conversions as well as a long wheel base were there too. It was also the first really long drive for the ute ... all in all roughly 1,300kms ...
Regards
Thomas
--------------------------------------------------------------- 1967 W111 250SE Cabriolet, horizon blue
1973 W115 220D 5.0 Pick-Up Argentina, solar orange, "Ute"
1986 R107 500SL, arctic white, the midlife crisis viagra replacement
2007 R171 SLK350, calcit white
2019 W222 S560, ruby black, comfy cruiser
Nice pictures Thomas, especially that last one. Do you have a fisheye lens?
1963 220 Sb Sedan "Kermit" (Australian Assembly)
1960 220 Sb Sedan "Zum Schlachten" (Early German Assembly, with a torsion bar spring for the bonnet) - Stored in Country WA
2012 W212 E250CDI
1981 Subaru Brumby 1.8 with Weber and 5-speed box "little utie" - Sold to another enthusiast!
2006 Ford Focus "daily driver"
2002 VW Passat V6 30V Station Wagon (SOLD - This car into a money pit)
2011 Kia Sportage "Missus commuter Bus"
2002 Mitsubishi Rosa Bus (converting it to a motor home)
Thnaks Thomas,
Great to see so many oldtimers in one place
What's that W126 doing trying to photo bomb the real exhibits ?
Was there a white van owners show and shine next door ?
Were the V8 conversions similar to yours or quite different ?
W123 1981 300TD - Family Kid mover W202 1998 C250D Factory OM605A Turbo - Partner's daily driver W123 1982 300CD Retro fitted OM617A Turbo - Mine W123 1984 300TD English 5 Speed Manual W123 1982 300TD Factory OM617A Turbo (Hans) - Project W123 1982 300D - OM617 NA (Hektor) - Son's W123 1985 230TE - Brother's W123 1985 300D - Sister in Law's 1962 S-Series Valiant (Tho Daimler & Chrysler divorced, still part of the extended family)
Past benzes W114 1969 250CE - PO put in an M110 transplant and nearly sent me around the bend W123 1981 300TD - "Matilda" - RIP hit front side & rear but left my brother + niece A-OK
Current Projects
Coupe restoration, Turbo Wagon freshen up
tsharkey wrote: ↑Sat 05 Aug, 2023 1:34 pm
Great to see so many oldtimers in one place
Double meaning ... don't know, if you're aware ... but if a German speaks of "oldtimers" he means classic cars
tsharkey wrote: ↑Sat 05 Aug, 2023 1:34 pm
What's that W126 doing trying to photo bomb the real exhibits ?
Nope, there was a shuttle service to the hotels with one 60s Merc Bus and this stretch limo, roughly 1 metre longer
tsharkey wrote: ↑Sat 05 Aug, 2023 1:34 pm
Were the V8 conversions similar to yours or quite different ?
Well, one was an "old" one with a 5.6, but I didn't have the time to have a closer look. The other one - and I know it sounds arrogant - was just finished and imho "not so nice". One example, he used a 500SE W126 as a doner, where the oil filter is upright and in the way. So he just put a "half-round-hole" in the longitudanal beam ... he asked me then, how I solved it (he saw the result) and I just said "standard R107 500SL"
Regards
Thomas
--------------------------------------------------------------- 1967 W111 250SE Cabriolet, horizon blue
1973 W115 220D 5.0 Pick-Up Argentina, solar orange, "Ute"
1986 R107 500SL, arctic white, the midlife crisis viagra replacement
2007 R171 SLK350, calcit white
2019 W222 S560, ruby black, comfy cruiser
. Two more V8 conversions as well as a long wheel base were there too. It was also the first really long drive for the ute ... all in all roughly 1,300kms ...
... he asked me then, how I solved it (he saw the result) and I just said "standard R107 500SL" 