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Some cheap roughies coming up on Lloyds:

I’ve done this a few times and it’s not required

One of teh reasons why I bought a W126 parts car was to get another pair of these struts. I finally got rid of the car last week, and the struts are now in my box of spares. If I have an issue with one of my SLS equipped cars, I can send off one of my spare pairs to be rebuilt.

Final two updates: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-national-transport-museum-inverell/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-summary/

https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-day-8-bylong-valley-and-putty-road/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-the-cars/

https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-qantas-founders-museum/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-day-7-inland-northern-nsw-and-warrumbungle-np/

Day 5: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-day-5-longreach/ Day 6: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/longreach-trip-day-6-southwest-queensland/

I've been on my annual road trip in classic cars, going to Longreach, QLD and back. Planning the Trip: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/07/planning-a-4800km-road-trip-to-outback-queensland/ Preparing the car...

yes it was a good day to spend a free day on an otherwise very busy work trip.

I have been in the USA for work these last two weeks, but had a free day in Northern NJ and stopped by the local MBCA chapter's car show: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/06/61st-mbca-northern-nj-june-jamboree/

Yes a LHD 220 is not worth all that much money even restored. These are lovely cars but hard to justify a restoration.

a photo of Styria's testing setup

Reminder this is Sunday.

The next one is 1st of June. At this stage, I plan to go. now its held on the main oval there is no need to get there super early to get a spot. Perhaps I'll see a few TK members there?

Ha ha. Went quite cheap, probably due to that picture

https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/05/auto-brunch-st-ives-may-2025/ Went again yesterday, always a great event

Its back again: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1977-mercedes-benz-w116-450-sel-6-9 This time they are not trying to pass it off as a real AMG. It seems like it was bought to flip and the flipping isn't going so well.

It is still registered according to vicroads, so I guess he still has it but is not active on forums/social media etc.

Only on the data card, lots of private imports are set up as the wrong year. Australian delivered cars only got it late 81 for the 82 introduction of the ADR