Best color for a W123 300D Classic paint job?... - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

KylePavao · #46 06-01-2006, 10:54 PM

Groovy baaabbbbyy

MBeige · #47 06-01-2006, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mobetta

well, I like my color(manilla beige, i guess) and the wife says all future benz's have to be this color. I wonder if they sell it by the 5 gallon pail?

Mobetta, thanks for the images. I've always wanted to see how a Manilla Beige wagon looks like. Hope you don't mind if I keep the pics for reference.

Agree completely with your wife too!

Kyle, I love your car's color! First impression: caramel!! :p

JimmyL · #48 06-02-2006, 12:17 AM

My son just finished the drivers side in his auto body shop class in high school. It is, at best, a 15' paint job. Any closer and all the runs in the clear coat are rather visible. Not the same white as hood, top and passenger side, but when I got it it was dented on both fenders and drivers door was smashed.
White sure isn't sexy, but it is very "Texas summer friendly"!!

This isn't a show car, just a driver. Most folks aren't much closer than 10 to 15 feet anyway........
BTW, love that wagon Mobetta.

Boardmonger · #49 06-02-2006, 01:08 AM

I wish I could scan the manilla beige wagon in the 83 book. It is perfect! I just don't want to ruin the binding, but maybe one day I'll scan a picture. It really is nice.

rchase · #50 06-02-2006, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

Now THAT would be my Holy Grail of MB's!! Either in 116 or 123. Preferably in a manual 240D.......

Actually I might prefer the lighter green (pastachio?), as lighter colors are are are so much more forgiving. I've had my black Chevy PU for 27 years, and will never ever own a black vehicle again. I would even say no to a black 240 with manual tranny! That should tell you something......

Yes... The Green 116 is a car I have been looking for as well...... I saw one when I was in high school and wanted it and it was sold before I came back with the money.....

I kind of prefer black for S class cars.... I kind of like the sinister look they have....

flash123 · #51 04-06-2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jcwells

Well I have to vote for red/maroon with tan interior also. Mine was beige on tan and is now red on tan, which is much classier.

John

My red 240D looks like crap. I was thinking about painting it any color but red (orient red I think)

But looking at the image of John's red 123, WOW I like that!

Pat in Winnemucca

TheDon · #52 04-06-2007, 12:23 AM

mocca brown, russet brown or anthacrite grey

spe3 · #53 04-06-2007, 07:07 AM

85 Tdt

WD8CDH · #54 04-06-2007, 08:25 AM

Although rare, My favorite is Signal Rot. Almost the same but I like even better is that deep red used on the new VW's.

#55 04-06-2007, 09:28 AM

That anthracite grey is one of my favorite MB colors, with black interior it just looks great.

That said, nothing, but NOTHING, beats a Mercedes-Benz in classic sinister black-on-black.

WNCMAN · #56 04-06-2007, 10:52 AM

BLACK ON BLACK !!!

My 1976 300D is BLACK ON BLACK and I love it!! It's really sharp and it gets the looks all the time. BLACK is hard to keep clean though.

My vote BLACK ON BLACK

#57 04-06-2007, 10:57 AM

My black-on-black 300CD is nearly impossible to keep clean, and it shows every little imperfection (and there are MANY on a 25-year-old car that has rarely been garaged.)

I am amazed at how much easier it is to keep my smoke silver 400E looking nice than it is to keep the black CD nice.

That said, NOTHING looks better than a black car when it is clean.

SwampYankee · #58 04-06-2007, 10:58 AM

What? No China Blue?

winmutt · #59 04-06-2007, 11:05 AM

dark anthracite grey

84 wvoburner · #60 04-06-2007, 11:16 AM

My w123 is white on blue int. Having blue kinda limits the colors to silver,black,blue(which imo would be a bit much) and white. A smoky grey would be nice too. I've even thought of a tu-tone with white to the belt molding and a very light grey below.