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About to leave for my annual classic road trip. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/planning-a-2024-classic-mercedes-road-trip-the-long-way-euround/ Will post updates

This is a nice original car and will probably go quite cheap: https://burnsandco.hibid.com/lot/214403937/1970-mercedes-benz-230?ref=catalog

Did you mean this one: Or this one: The former is a W110 200 automatic. It’s basically a predecessor to today’s E-Class from the early 60s. The latter is a 300d Adenauer. This is basically a predecessor to the model that fits above the S class that MB no longer make. The Maybach was...

My car on display

I went again this year. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/09/2024-act-german-car-show/

I wonder how that will work out for them

Toyota's move to focus more on hybrids and not go all in on full electric is proving, at least in the short term to be wise. Only time will tell if its a good move long term.

240D is going well, but like a lot of low mileage diesels it has sticking front brakes, and an algae build up in the fuel tank. All solvable problems. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/09/diesel-purge-attempt-and-om616-fuel-filter-change/...

I went in both August and September. This is a much better event now they are using the main oval. You don't have to get there so early, and there is plenty of parking: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/08/2024-08-auto-brunch-st-ives/...

A few photos I took. Sadly I don't have any phtos of my 240D going around the track: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/08/2024-shannons-eastern-creek-car-show/

I will be heading to eastern creek tomorrow. I am taking the diesel for a lap around the track at the annual show.

That assumes AMG were honest with their figures. Back in those days, as a seller of parts, they probably didn’t have to be. We are used to MB being conservative about their figures, but in the 60s and 70s a lot of manufacturers were not. Take Jaguar and their claims of 265hp out of the...

This is a really comprehensive write up

I assume you have checked fluid level, they are very sensitive to that.

I used the factory two piece headers on my SEC, and then custom from there

I saw the leaf for the first time yesterday. its in a nice red colour, which I like. It is by no means a small car, which is what I had in my mind. Its actually quite large, and more like a crossover than a hatchback. I'm not sure you can even buy an actual small car these days...

Jet 1 was a pretty impressive feat, and all the more that it was based on the stately P4.

Lloyds auction coming up: Lot 330 180: A bit tatty in places but looks ok. Lot 332 180: A fairly bad paintjob over an average example Lot 335 280S W108: Looks like a decent driver quality W108 Lot 338 450SLC D-jet: A bit tatty in places but ok. Lot 342 450SEL 428k non runner...

Its a brand new starter/solenoid, but I think you are right. It looks pretty much part of the starter.