HMC- Mr Chowdhury’s Mercedes

[DVee8]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203424845447

(AS MERCEDES BENZ W140 S CLASS SALLON REAR BOOTLID / TAILGATE SHELL SILVER

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[rustdevil]

I watched spr merc speicialist the other day then went looking for these s class's and this came up looks like a well loved motor i did not buy cause i  am lame obviously, oh yeah i had to use spell checker on these big words.

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, camryv6 said:

You will have no trouble pulling  in that

EF possible A 😀

[Minimad5]

YES 😎, what a winner that S class is.

[DeanH]

Now for some unusual reason I actually have some wisdom to impart despite never owning a W140. A close friend has one, he also churns through cars at HMC rates but so far he's held onto it. Perhaps there is a cure?

I believe there are two different tailgates. I think one has angular corners on the lower edge and the other has radius corners.

 

Edit: change that to pointless wisdom. Your car has radius corners too by the looks of it.

[Bren]

7 hours ago, HMC said:

Well without a plan i sold the xk8, and the fiat 500 twin air is waiting for parts to arrive to fix a coolant leak. Hence i have been using the samara - which is no hardship as the heater is excellent.

But also i have done a buy. Cheaper than w126s and simpler than w220s, w140s are something ive been back to a couple of times.

This s320 has been in the same family for 20 years, and has some latvian gangster spec panel damage…

 

Is your old one still on the road?

[Schaefft]

32 minutes ago, DeanH said:

Now for some unusual reason I actually have some wisdom to impart despite never owning a W140. A close friend has one, he also churns through cars at HMC rates but so far he's held onto it. Perhaps there is a cure?

I believe there are two different tailgates. I think one has angular corners on the lower edge and the other has radius corners.

 

Edit: change that to pointless wisdom. Your car has radius corners too by the looks of it.

Pre-fl like my 500SEL has squared off corners, taillights and reflector band are all different. Facelift like this has the rounded ones.

[brownnova]

Oooh I do like this shape of S-Class.
 

On my walk to school in the late 90s there was one in a driveway keeping a W123 company. Over time the W123 became more and more mossy and then one day disappeared. By the time I was in 6th form (about 2002 IIRC) it was time for the S-class to go full algael as a newer E-class replaced it. 

[HMC]

Its here, aside from the panel damage its clearly been loved and looked after, and drives wonderfully. 

 

[Christine]

I reckon someone came off a motorbike and cannoned into the boot . Ouch

[EyesWeldedShut]

I have two theories:
(1) Hit job.
Vinny Jones lookalike reversed into 'the mark' at 30mph  making a person sandwich between bootlid and Bad Man's Black 4x4 (e.g. Range Rover for BBC, G-Wagen if Netflix).
If you squint sideways, in a bad light whilst munching an onion you can see the dent (top right of the big dent) that matches Bad Man's shoulder holster.

(2) Stamford Hill parking dent.

[Christine]

Or a Household Cavalry  bolting horse  hit it couple of months ago 

[gadgetgricey]

I prefer the thought of the mean streets of Tavistock.
 

 

[grogee]

6 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

I prefer the thought of the mean streets of Tavistock.
 

 

That's a fairly faithful recreation of Tavi on market day. 

That looks absolutely sensational @HMC, can we have a health report please? 

Also fun options count eg pop up bumper markers for parking... 

[Schaefft]

Replace the door and bootlid with a matching color one and paint the bonnet and this will be a fantastic car! I test drove a very cheap S280 a year ago and was surprised how well it still went despite being the base engine in a very heavy car, the extra 40 horses in this one should make a decent difference.

[lesapandre]

Only BAAAD folk drive these:

[BorniteIdentity]

[Captain Mainwaring]

Lovely, lovely old thing. You can't beat this era of Mercs. Proper brick shithouse vibes. I seem to remember watching Punchson test driving one of these when they were new and being astounded at the features, massaging seats and all. Not sure if TADT.

[N Dentressangle]

On 27/11/2024 at 19:49, rustdevil said:

I watched spr merc speicialist the other day then went looking for these s class's and this came up looks like a well loved motor i did not buy cause i  am lame obviously, oh yeah i had to use spell checker on these big words.

Me too!!!

And that one came up, and all of a sudden I was pricing up s/h boot lids 🤣

Good to see it here - maybe I'll get a go in it after all...

[horriblemercedes]

18 hours ago, grogee said:

 

Also fun options count eg pop up bumper markers for parking... 

On an N-reg, it won't have that

[HMC]

Mr Chowdhury rarely had rear passengers- so much so that the rear doors eventually became stuck.  My gut feeling after a google surf was that a small spring loaded connector had got gummed up with old grease through lack of use rather than a failure of any kind, in the lock mechanism internal to the door, on each side.

This is made more complex by the door being jammed- making access difficult to say the least  without destroying things. i ended up drilling a few (hidden) holes and managed to sort it…

so its back to being a 4 door saloon again..

 

plus been out and about in samara

 

[mintwth]

Car door surgery

[lesapandre]

11 minutes ago, mintwth said:

Car door surgery

Sounds like the basis for a TV show.

'Car Door Surgery' - fronted by whichever presenter the BBC have not sacked yet.

[lesapandre]

Or 'Back Door Surgery' - but that would be on a pay-to-view channel.

[Schaefft]

My W140 had the same issue on one of the rear doors, especially when it was cold outside and the grease even less greasy. I managed to get the door card off just enough to spray the hell out of the lock mechanism. That fortunately did the trick. I haven't opened that door in the last 2 years so crossing my fingers that its still working...

[Minimad5]

The WAFT on that.

Spotted this for sale a few days ago, I won't lie the crinkly boot did put me off, is it on the register?

[lesapandre]

Clearly double-skinned - but with the rear skin out it might well beat out to something fillable rather than replacing it?

Or maybe not...