Wheeler Dealers ,a UK tv spot for the vintage car market.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8UgFrfuCg&feature=related

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Ewww, a 230?

Not on the last episode ,they pull the gasser out and replace it with a 617 with turbo shipped in from Finland.

I like the mudflaps, old school cool.

J

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1984 300D turbodiesel
1983 300TD

There's more parts to this project. It was a two episode project, both of which are available on YouTube in three parts per episode.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Where are the links Joe?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

episode 1:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJqTOdln3hE&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2om8DQ6Xno&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2U2eL4w4Z8&feature=related

episode 2:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8UgFrfuCg&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7f5jedaGhw&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOa7RPGYHF8&feature=related

I wish my sunroof fix was that easy, and I WANT those mud flaps!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

bgkast helped me out there. -whew!- Well, I was getting around to it...

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

I wish we would get this show on Discovery here. I really enjoyed it.

BTW, the 2.3 has plenty of pep for the UK

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Lies!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I was gonna throw the bs flag too.... Funny, my wife and I were discussing a new show they need to bring on, called flip this car, to coincide with flip this house. That was about a year ago we were talking about it.

This is a pretty entertaining program. There have been about 10 or so made, all for quite interesting cars and all of which are on youtube. Edd the mechanic really knows his stuff, shame that the presenter guy mike lets the team down.

Check out the 190e cosworth, thats quite interesting too.

Nothing wrong with a 2.3 gasser, I'd like to own one. Then I could have a gasser MB without having to always have a gas station within 10 miles. The V8's are a *bit* thirsty..... (as are the V6's....but I'd be ok with one of those after driving a 300TE)

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

So thats all it takes to 'restore' a W 123

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

That's also a pretty neat way to "service" an engine: set the timing, replace one belt, and top off the xmsn and pwr steering fluids.

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