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It is recommended that the brake system should be flushed at least once a year. Apparently, the fluid attracts moisture, and therefore affects the efficiency of the calipers and various other components in the system. To be honest, I had never really followed the recommended procedure as I...

Okay, we've had no further comments from RonB regarding the re-fitting of the right hand head. Obviously, I have read his posts on the M100 site and I hope that he will continue to contribute from time to time - in fact, all the time. I should also point out that I have commenced another thread...

Hi guys, I am sure most of you would be familiar with the special function of this innocuous looking green wire that leads from the Distributor to the Ignition Module on the inner guard. I have priced one of these - in excess of $300.00 for a new item. I know in the States they retail for about...

Well, I'll beat everyone to it and tell you that this is my "what number posts" and there can be no more appropriate way of celebrating than to tell you that Gleaming Beauty has taken her first tentative and ginger steps after fairly lengthy and major surgery. I am, of course, referring to the...

At the same dealership, I also spotted this beautiful 300 Coupe dating back to the sixties.... This car was very much down on its haunches - a not unusual sight for the air suspended models with levelling valve problems although, in fairness, I have no idea how long it had been parked in the...

Hi guys, I spotted these at the Mercedes Dealership in Graz, Austria. Not this trip, but the one I undertook three years ago. We're talking at another somewhat special 600 Grosser... I guess there isa nothing special about the exterior, but have a look at the interior - unfortunately...

Hi Martin, I just knew that somebody would end my dream - but, it was nice whilst it lasted. However, no one, but no one is going to spoil the next lot because.....because I know they're for real.......:D I spotted this Pullman right at Berchtesgaden on the way to the Koenigsee - as an aside...

Just breaking up the thread a bit for easier viewing - sorry, but very little, if anything on 107's or 116's. I like the next one - you be the judge. Yes, it is a 116 Coupe - it probably never saw the light of day. I am not sure, so perhaps someone else may be able to enlighten us. I really...

Was it David Brown of tractor frame who said that 'cars will all look the same' when he presented his latest creation at the time - back in 1962 - the Lagonda Rapide. Well, Mr. Brown wasn't the last to create that something 'extra special' and the search will go on forever. Here are some 'not...

Just a bit of a wrap-up as far as Amerang is concerned. If there are a couple of pics. you have already seen, please forgive me for doubling up. The first one, of course, is the Maybach. What a machine, and work of art at the same time. Okay. For the time being, I"d have to say...

Sick of them yet. You know, again I closely look at some of the other fittings in general, and if I cast my mind back to both C. F. Mirbach and the Amerang Museum, the feature that really struck a chord with me was the superb finish of all the timber work, and the quality of all the interiors...

Having seen God knows how many cars in the last few weeks, I thought that a pictorial summary may be of interest. You will have to look carefully ! Enjoy. Styria - I certainly did and still do.

Hi Grease Monkey, well, we certainly went ahead due to the good graces of abl 567 who organized the shirts and the printing on them. Hoddo could have done the same as well, and I can certainly recommend his operation as well. I went with Anthony (abl 567)for a number of unrelated reasons, but...

We all watch their TV ads from time to time, don't we ? We are also told how good their prices are, don't we ? .....and that they will match, and reduce any competitor's price by 10 % for the same article, by the same Company...and what is their slogan ? You know, I have just now forgotten, but...

Why, of course. Did you guys really think that I was finished - not on your sweet Nellie. BTW, I hope you're not getting bored. So again, what else was there ? How about this orange C111 (?) Coupe - probably one of three, so therefore somewhat rare. ...again, look at that workmanship - it is...

To continue coverage of the Amerang Museum, what else was there to take one's eye - metaphorically speaking, of course...Lemme see - If I remember correctly. the following was a cut-away of a Porsche 959. Probably Porsche's first real Supercar... ..and then, of course, there were some...

I did not mention that the BMW 503 Coupe pictures just above (with the Lagonda Rapide front end styling) looks as though it may have been a Pininfarina Special - the styling just seems so reminiscent of his creations dating back to the fifties and sixties, AND seventies - in other words...

Seeing that we are on a European, 'non-Mercedes theme, you guys may be interested to have a 'gig' at some of the other exhibits displayed..., such as this very classy, AND beautiful BMW 503 Coupe from the late fifties.. As an aside, please note the 'again' fifties DKW (Auto Union) Sedan...

As previously mentioned, C. F. Mirbach and the Amerang Museum just about eliminated any desires on my part to visit the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Today, on reflection, I have not changed my mind. Amerang, in particular, gave me the opportunity to have a closer look at some of the cars -...

Thanks Michel. I find those exhibits of great interest as well. Another one or two that I have since uploaded relate to the twelve cylinder Maybach Zeppelin engine. Here you've got what would probably be a fairly agricultural type of chassis, with a twelve potter fitted up front... or...