Yeah it’s pretty radical & not likely to become reality. I’m quite aware the car has many rare options, so I’m reluctant to go changing anything that cannot be easily undone. Wheels can be changed but not body mods
And this is the look I’m aiming for with the possibility I’ll try different wheels until I’m happy with the result. AI added the guard vents which I found too hard to remove!
My experience has show the w116 to be extremely rigid to the point I have been able to lift a whole car on one jack stand and a trolley jack (not intentional it just happened)! There was no noticeable distortion in the chassis during the process. Any other car of the era would bend like a banana...