The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Mind you, now that fat cunt Corden's been on TV driving one, values have plummeted. He'd need MB Tex, the fat sweating humour bypass. richardthestag, Tayne, ProgRocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Do you know Rob Jackson perchance? South African guy, wheels and deals in old shi......classics near Banbury.Yes. Good guy. He drove up here in an E30 with an M10 on four bike carbs and bought an M635CSi some years ago. Works out of Malcolm C Elder's place in Bicester? The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Sigmund Fraud, Dirk Diggler, Vince70 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1.doug2.doug3.doug4.doug5.doug5.doug6.doug7.doug8.doug9.doug10.doug11.doug12.doug13.doug14.doug15.doug16.doug17.doug18.doug19.doug20.doug21.doug22.doug23.doug24.doug25.doug26.doug27.doug28.doug29.doug30.doug31.doug32.doug33.doug34.doug35.doug36.doug37.doug38.doug39.doug40.doug41.doug42.doug43.doug44.doug45.doug46.doug47.doug48.doug49.doug50.doug51.doug52.doug53.doug54.doug55.doug56.doug57.doug58.doug59.doug just in case. privatewire, GrumpyCat, Junkman and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I do like a /8. There used to be a rum old Boy called John Billias, an eccentric Polish geezer in West London who did a lot of classic Merc stuff. He had a pale blue 1970 220 Coupe, fairly rotten even then but saveable. This era of Mercedes was epic, Pontons, Fintails up to and including W123. A 2.8 BMW would have a cable from the throttle to the pedal. The equivalent era Benz would have a very expensive and complex series of levers and balljoints. Very odd engineering but lovely to behold.I sold my old '59 220 to John Billias over 20 years ago. I'm assuming he is now retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Corden... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-43596162/james-corden-s-dad-complains-about-peter-rabbit-review ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I sold my old '59 220 to John Billias over 20 years ago. I'm assuming he is now retired.Very retired. Of the wooden box variety sadly. He was a good guy. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Considering the absolute non availability of outer sills. Needs a lot of work, but panels are still out there for these. http://alvadi.ee/en/carparts/mercedes-benz/w115-1968/sill/?tdType=389 Vince70, Junkman, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 See I never really liked the 124. I like 124s very much. Fiats that is. Mercedes had loooong forgotten how to make cars when they called their's a 124.I wonder whether they will ever try to match Fiat quality again. That would be unfortunate. It'd make a bag on Ebay Shirley? It would make more than that on eBay. A lot more. But would you like to deal with people who buy something like this off eBay?I don't. The thought alone makes my arse cauterise and my dillywong fall off in slices. Not possible : Sod that bollocks. I'm not in the league of those panel beating Michelangelos who do up MK1 Grannys and Range Rovers and other unappetizing chod like that. Quite,mine is “hors du combat” at the moment. But I’d buy another as a replacement tomorrow if I had to.There are certainly “better” cars. But it has a presence and gravitas, comfort and looks I can’t better in my price range. I like the looks of the bmw 635 CSIs but not the image or comfort. The w123 coupes went out of my price range a few years ago. I didn't know there is something that's out of your price range. 1.doug2.doug3.doug4.doug5.doug5.doug6.doug7.doug8.doug9.doug10.doug11.doug12.doug13.doug14.doug15.doug16.doug17.doug18.doug19.doug20.doug21.doug22.doug23.doug24.doug25.doug26.doug27.doug28.doug29.doug30.doug31.doug32.doug33.doug34.doug35.doug36.doug37.doug38.doug39.doug40.doug41.doug42.doug43.doug44.doug45.doug46.doug47.doug48.doug49.doug50.doug51.doug52.doug53.doug54.doug55.doug56.doug57.doug58.doug59.doug just in case. 25 quid a ticket? The Reverend Bluejeans and richardthestag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Needs a lot of work, but panels are still out there for these. Sills.JPG http://alvadi.ee/en/carparts/mercedes-benz/w115-1968/sill/?tdType=389 W115 panels will not fit.It's not a /8. It's a W108. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I like 124s very much. Fiats that is. Mercedes had loooong forgotten how to make cars when they called their's a 124.I wonder whether they will ever try to match Fiat quality again. It would make more than that on eBay. A lot more. But would you like to deal with people who buy something like this off eBay?I don't. The thought alone makes my arse cauterise and my dillywong fall off in slices. Sod that bollocks. I'm not in the league of those panel beating Michelangelos who do up MK1 Grannys and Range Rovers and other unappetizing chod like that. I didn't know there is something that's out of your price range. 25 quid a ticket? Good 2cvs are out of my price range now! I think I’d like a big s class 450 sel 6.3 or the later 6.9 litre of money were no object. Then the worrying doubt if it would make it between petrol stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 So this is the fucked Mercedes that has only been mentioned in hush tones since I joined Autoshite. Next thing you know Six-cylinder will be writing up a full fleet list! Junkman and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Sod that bollocks. I'm not in the league of those panel beating Michelangelos who do up MK1 Grannys and Range Rovers and other unappetizing chod like that. No need to over-restore, just make her solid and gaffer tape over anything non-structural ! RATLOOK YO etc. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Yes. Good guy. He drove up here in an E30 with an M10 on four bike carbs and bought an M635CSi some years ago. Works out of Malcolm C Elder's place in Bicester? Used to, I think he has - or had - a farm unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 What exactly are "brakes"?Things wot slow you down. The Citroen CX, for example, has a particularly fine setup whereby... Oh, wait... loserone, Junkman, Supernaut and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 It would make more than that on eBay. A lot more. But would you like to deal with people who buy something like this off eBay?I don't. The thought alone makes my arse cauterise and my dillywong fall off in slices. Agreed. A classic car auction would make more sense, or just ringing a specialist Merc breaker. But not the bridge. That's £150 and it'll be gone. These will be worth a bastard fortune before long, particularly as Mercedes follows BMW and Audi into the abyss of a Big Brother watching customer base. 'Do you remember when........' Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 This is fucking HOT. A bit of chicken wire and P40 would see that cruising no bother, get it done! Junkman, Talbot, Vince70 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 A bit of chicken wire and P40 would see that cruising no bother, That's a 1970's bodge if ever I heard one..... oooohhhhh... Dave_Q and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Mind you, now that fat cunt Corden's been on TV driving one, values have plummeted. He'd need MB Tex, the fat sweating humour bypass. He isn't nearly as fat and humourless as I am. Does that mean prices will fall even further?Not that I'd be surprised if prices of something I own deteriorated, mind. Besides, his is a W109. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 He isn't nearly as fat and humourless as I am. Does that mean prices will fall even further?Not that I'd be surprised if prices of something I own deteriorated, mind. Besides, his is a W109. You could say the same for Goering but he was a bit of a party animal, plus he'd have one of these I expect; Would have cut quite a dash in Salzgitter. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 So this is the fucked Mercedes that has only been mentioned in hush tones since I joined Autoshite.I plead guilty of having hidden it away for many a year and not given it the prominence it deserves. Next thing you know Six-cylinder will be writing up a full fleet list!He would need several forum pages for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Right. It was tucked away in a friend's garden all this time.Although I consider it very restorable, it's probably a project too involved for me to stem at this point in life,especially when considering that the necessary repair panels, which were plentiful and cheap just four short years ago,are now made from unobtainium. Due to its rather bizarre former life, it didn't suffer rust damage in the usual places, they are all solid.It rusted in places they usually don't rust instead.What it needs body wise are the outer sills and jacking thingies (the inner sills are shiny black, like when they left the factory),the end caps of the sills, the outboard sections behind the trailing arm mounts, the spare wheel well and the correspondingboot floor section at the opposite side.Inner wings, floors, the dreaded chassis legs, etc. all appear to be solid. Not sure what it needs mechanics wise, it wasn't started after the back to front fuel pipes burst. However, it was running beforeand I actually drove it a bit. So I'm actually semi optimistic in this regard. I wanted to sell it as a project/donor car, but since I have it back, and especially after I saw Conrad's photo of me in the car,I might reconsider and thus contacted the GGG's chod sanatorium to see if there is the willingness to make a proper assessment. I'm long enough in the game to know that getting it anywhere near useable will leave little change out of 5k, if any.So there are now considerations to part finance this with the R16, should Tom not declare it dead on the spot. Coprolalia, Squire_Dawson, Conrad D. Conelrad and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 So there are now considerations to part finance this with the R16. Steady now. I do know a very good and inexpensive welder in Sheffield, however. Getting the car welded up, running and MOT'd (or MOT'able) is a good first step. Painting it will cost loads, and it does need painting. It is a W108 after all, not some hateful W126 shitbox. Magnificent Rustbucket and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Trigger will have this welded up and on the road in about 20 minutes LOL stephen01, Junkman and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Trigger will have this welded up and on the road in about 20 minutes LOL Judging by the Ital Van, that's with tea breaks. Felly Magic, The Moog, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Painting it will cost loads, and it does need painting. It is a W108 after all, RUST IZ NOT* A KRIME M8 I might reconsider Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 This is fucking HOT. A bit of chicken wire and P40 would see that cruising no bother, get it done!This Merc looks like it contains more P40 than Messerschmitt even the colour is similar. davocano and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Look at the young Fool. Thinks he's so cool. Taken a nice old Benz. And fucked it. richardthestag, Junkman and Sigmund Fraud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Why have you been looking for the 'right' car all this time when you have that? Magnificent Rustbucket, Junkman and Uncle Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Trigger will have this welded up and on the road in about 20 minutes LOL And painted! The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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