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Its funny because the W126 is in many ways a W116 mk2, but it looks terrible in gold, whereas Ikon gold looks great on the W116.

Actually I just looked at the VIN, and given its 10702462, probably south african made.

I really like this SLC https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?smode=0&aid=24320&lid=3009067&pgn=3&pgs=100 Its a private import, but not sure where from. It looks very well looked after, so perhaps Japan? If that is the case, good for condition, not so good for the very detuned...

Here is a list of year by year colours for the W126 http://www.meinbenz.de/farben/126/Farbcodes126.htm Generally the move to conservative colours started in the mid to late 80s so the early colours are more vibrant. Its interesting that some colours like Black with red interior were really...

This is a list of colours for the W123 models. There are some really interesting ones here as the W123 spans a period where the colour options were changing a lot. It also got some of the new colours that came in with the W126 later in production...

These are the colour options available on the 116 model. There is sometime about the 116 that makes it wear bright colours better than nearly any other mercedes model. This includes yellows and golds etc. I think a 450SE in Mimosa yellow would be a very nice car to own for example...

Here are the colour options year by year on the 107. The 107 was in production so long that many colours came and went over the lifetime. http://www.meinbenz.de/farben/107/Farbcodes107.htm One omission is 906, which went from the start to 1979. Some really great colours here, shame the...

Here is a useful guide as to the colours available on the W114/W115 models year by year. Here in Australia white seems the most popular, probably as most didn't have A/C. This was of course back in the days when Mercedes offered a full palate of attractive colours...

And here is a good article on the car too: https://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/rover-p6-2000-2200-3500/

According to the James taylor book the front wing rover logo was kept on the USA models even through the MKII. Not sure why.

Apparently this 450SEL was owned by Bono with its custom interior, commissioned after the success of the U2 Album 'Boy'. I think its hideous.

really happy. Its great to have the car back again and they've done an excellent job.

My car is finished and looking good again. Won't get to use it until after lockdown is over, but it is safely waiting on the trickle charger.

This is quite a nice in depth review of the P6 from a real enthusiast of the model.

I recently came across this page detailing a proposal for a different control mechanism for the overdrive in the Rover P5. In the production car, the overdrive works only on top gear. The proposal here was for it to work on 2nd, 3rd and top gears and that it be thought of as town and touring...

I was never really happy with this battery. It was a bit undersize and after my alternator died the battery was never the same. I spent more time finding a new one and came up with something that was a much better size and much higher capacity...

For those of you who read this thread when first posted, it has now been significantly updated with more text next to the pictures so you might want to go back and have another look.

Personally I would not buy an off the plan new build apartment in NSW. The protections to allow stratas to sue the developer were gutted some years ago and many of these buildings are substandard. Not substandard to the point they will fall over, but that they will have expensive...

I suspect Styria's oil change regime is why he has received sterling service from his Captiva when its got a reputation for anything but. It wouldn't surprise me if the engine/transmission is sensitive to sludge and the combination of long service intervals and then people going beyond them...

I would also be interested in this as ceramic coating is pushed heavily but I don't really understand how effective it is. Some people pay big money for it to be professionally applied too.