I had an M110 W123 chassis car and it was plenty fast but seems like it might be too small a motor for a W126. The five speed would be nice, however.:D

Just curious -- are the rear plate mounting points painted or are they just close enough to the paint color to appear so? Could they indicate a respray at some point?

Neat car; I love the euro lights and bumper on the W126's. That front-on shot shows just how "clean" they look with those parts installed.

Now that's something I would sell my 300cd to buy. Provided there's money left over for a v8 engine swap.

Someone removed the rear plate holder.




I think they may have changed out the cluster in Federalization.

Right, but aren't those plastic clips where the screws go usually white(ish) plastic? They look like maybe they are painted in the pics, but I may well be wrong.

Where did you see this rust in the usual places? I can not see any rust in any of the pictures other than in some rock chips just above the bumper.

I saw it on the pass side -- rear quarter, just above the trim, and front quarter, behind the wheel.

A Euro M110 and a 5spd are probly worth half what he wants for the car.
My w114 would fit quite nicely around em.. :)

Given that this car is from the great north salt country, I'd expect that if rust is peeking out in these places, there's lots more....

Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely car, just needs a nice southern body shell to make it perfect.

That's why the price is too high.....

The euro M110 is very nice, I prefer it over all but the 560 engine. I've had 4 of them over the years (3 W123, 1 R107), still have two....

Jim

True its not perfect but its pretty clean. That engine will make that car scoot. They really don't weigh hardly any more than a 123. If I were in the market I would consider it.

The tranny should bolt right up to a 617.

:eek:to bad it doesnt have manual climate controls,and where are the trunk badges got to be a respray:eek:

Not necessarily, you can order a factory delete for the trunk badges. Both my 79 280TE and my 82 280E parts car were ordered that way.

I can understand why a bottom of the line car would have a delete, but a top of the line....I dunno....

Jim

yes, in the ad it shows the original paperwork (allegedly) and it lists a badge delete. as to why, well...?

would the lesser weight of the m110 make a significant difference, and allow the smaller engine to actually give this car some pickup? my 84 w126 weighed 4200lbs, and i can't imagine driving it without the 5.0 v-8 ?

Can one of you guys PLEASE buy this car, wreck it, and then sell me the transmission cheap?:D

The car is about 15 mins from me if anyone wants me to look at it... only if you are serious though. :)