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The price is certainly substantial, and if genuine, price has certainly been no object. To be frank, I don't particularly think that they suit the 116, but then again some would say the same about my wheels on Gleaming Beauty......or how about this wheel part of a set of Carlsson trims spotted...

One of my customers is looking for a buyer of a complete set of leather upholstery, i.e. front and rear, plus a good percentage of sundry black interior items, such as armrests, door frames etc. These seat covers were purchased from GAHH in California, are still in their original packing box...

As promised, the following two pictures illustrate the precision of the camshaft aligning marks... Another picture demonstrate the sorry state of affairs of the old water pump. As I said, it never leaked, nor did the engine run hot. The impeller has just about rotted away..... There is a...

Discovered this German site last night. What I liked about it are of course pictures of the various cars - and let's acknowledge that they are quite beautiful - but I also liked their method of showing members' names and details/photos of their respective cars. In addition, study of the various...

Yes well, that was the sort of calamity I needed to avoid. Anyway, getting back to the task on hand. I was less than impressed by the state of the valve gear, even though oil pressure was good, and the engine never showed any sign of blowing smoke - thus I decided to remove the valve gear...

Maybe fourth time is lucky, having lost the post on three occasions with a frozen computer screen and no response other than switching off the power supply. Very frustrating, and time consuming ! BTW, I should point out that Bill (WGB) has already prepared a very detailed synopsis of this...

This one is well documented, but still nice to have in our library of road tests. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/archive/mercedes-benz_450sel_6.9-archived_road_test Regards Styria

Thanks to 260Benz for his detective work - it's good to have him on topklasse. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/11q3/golden_brown_four_days_in_a_mercedes-benz_450sel_6.9-feature Enjoy a good read. Regards Styria

This one is in the care of our Anthony - very, very nice car...

At long last, I have some rebuilt units available. It is my understanding that new units are just about no longer available and, if and when they are, the price is substantial. What you see is what you get, and it needs to be on an exchange basis in order to maintain a reasonable supply now...

Absolute guide to understanding how the system works. http://www.auto-solve.com/mech_inj.htm#view Regards Styria

Nice to be able to drool over, but also appreciate ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8o8893gguk&feature=fvwrel Regards Styria

Came across some Invoices, spanning a period of some five months between late February and August, 1994. In other words, just on about seventeen years ago. The mileage was between 136,760 and 143,746 and the car involved was a 1978 - 6.9. I should add that there would not be a great deal of...

Some of you would be aware that Gleaming Beauty, my 6.9, has been my daily driver since purchase sixteen years ago - well, except for the last ten months when she's been in 'hospital' (! :o), and another six months spell probably about ten years ago when she was attired in her new MB 870 Petrol...

This would have to be one of the best and most informative group of photos that I have seen for a long time. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skitmeister/tags/maastricht/ Maastricht, of course, is famous for staging Andre Rieu's fabulous concerts, and the folk at Maastricht have obviously spared...

Road Test, guided tour - call it what you like. This is a magnificent achievement in many areas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2pYHDfiRA Regards Styria

Some of us would be familiar with the names as mentioned, particularly Abarth and Zagato, the Italian coachbuilder. Every so often we have these unusual and welcome visitors, and this particular is certainly one of them. It pays to remember that it is only just recently that an ordinary, albeit...

Some people, again, are very resourceful and extremely capable. Such as fitting the mighty M100 6.3 engine into the small 280SL Pagoda model. http://www.auto-kromm.de/pagode/album/slides/01-text.html I don't know what the handling would be like, but straight line acceleration would have to be...

The musical score is dramatic, the rebuilding and conversion even more so.... http://www.mbgrand600.com/Page235.html It just proves what money and mechanical and body know how can achieve. This comes with the compliments of our friend Timmy in Newcastle. Regards Styria

This thread has been copied from the excellent International M100 Board. The reason for copying the article in this section of Topklasse is for "easy finding" at future times when my time comes to rebuild some compressors I have on hand. It is hoped that no one will be offended by this action...