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Congrats on the purchase. Post some photos on a new thread when you get a chance. I’m quite familiar with the 124 and 211 wagons but not the one in between. these MB wagons are great cars.

W210 or W211?

And the other benz you bought?

Also finally got around to adding some stuff to my own website: Overview of the car: https://www.classicjalopy.com/1990-mercedes-300te/ About buying it: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/01/introducing-my-1990-mercedes-300te/ Info about first work i did will go live in a couple of days

Thanks Patrick & Anthony, good info. I an only imagine it must have been some kind of manager given the initial asking price of the 300TE, which was not far from S class money. In 1990, you could have the 230TE for $96,200 or the 300TE for $133,966. To put that eye watering price into...

What is left to do short term: 1) The tailgate struts are tired and the tailgate doesn't stay up. Replace those. 2) try and fit the armrest 3) replace the radio. its got an entry level Sony Xplod which is not a good radio. I want to find a becker 1402 for it, but in the meantime I have an...

What I have I already done to the car: 1) First oil change under my care (at 375,000) 2) Replaced the cracked inside mirror with the one on my 420SEL parts car. The W126 unit is ever so different to the W124 unit, but you have to put them side by side to notice it. 3) Changed the...

As I recently posted in the news projects thread, I have recently become the custodian of a 1990 300TE S124. This car replaces the W126 300SE that went to Anthony. Both these cars have been the primary car I use for getting the kids around to their various activities. The 300SE was...

The 300SE is now on the way to its new abode.

P5 Body shell at pressed steel works: This may also be at Pressed Steel, but I'm not sure what work is being done. Maybe this is a prototype shell being finished. The P5s were never inverted at Solihull, as far as I know – although the P6s were. This is a shot from the promotional film In...

This information comes from James Taylor's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/james.t.roverphile The P5 models are unquestionably my favourite Rovers, and it was a 1963 3-litre Mk IIB automatic saloon that was my entry to Rover ownership in 1976. I still think that they were one of the...

Also just remembered, I'm not one to name cars, but the older gent I bought the car off used to call it Lilian.

I'm really glad to see the car go to a good home. I've really enjoyed it over the last six years and its been the primary way that I drove my kids around while they were still required to be in child seats.

Sold!

Love the interior on this W124:

It's calling your name Michel!

I can vouch for this being a nice car, I've driven it. At one of the MBCNSW night drives late last year, I had my 280SE and James had his 450SE, so we swapped cars for a leg of the run. was interesting to drive the two cars back to back. They are only a few months apart, both 79 models...

Great set of photos. I always love these stories of the cars being used as intended instead of sitting in a garage.

Hi James, Your photos didn't make it. I think topklasse members would love to see them.

Too right! Everyone wants the v8, and true 560s etc are very nice. But the 300 is faster than a 420 around town and feels more alive. The 420 is hampered by a silly diff ratio