W115 video
 

http://youtu.be/k0lp9v-ru2A

Love that OM616 idle sound

Thanks for sharing,great watch.
Crazy how he said the Taxi business would die without their old Benz's..that's something to think about

Amazing, great story, grat watch and just reinforces what we all know. Nice.

Thanks for sharing the link. I hadn't seen that video yet.

Here is a little more info about the owner and car:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/classic/a-life-long-link-with-the-mercedes-benz-stroke-8/?csref=_sm:in_stroke-8_ytb_pc

It states that the car has driven "millions of kilometers." Wow.

Why stroke eight?

" ... it gets stronger and stronger ... "

The introduction of the w114/w115 chassis occurred in 1968. I guess this was a big introduction to MB as it was the first completely new vehicle in a while. I think they may have made it the start of a new generation of vehicles. Anyway, they celebrated 1968 as a big turning point, so these models were referred to by their year. I guess they were only focusing on the last year of the start date, so they became known as Strich Acht or /8 or Stroke Eight.