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Old 07-21-2010, 07:01 PM
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W126 wagon

I came across this beauty on a facebook page of an old acquaintance of mine, never seen one before. It's a Dutch car and I assume it's a custom build one.



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Old 07-21-2010, 07:09 PM
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Old 07-21-2010, 07:12 PM
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It appears this was not a custom




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Old 07-21-2010, 07:23 PM
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It appears this was not a custom




With roof rails, nice!
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Old 07-21-2010, 07:47 PM
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I do believe they were customs, just not one offs. here are some more pictures.






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Old 07-21-2010, 08:08 PM
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Their is a company in Europe that did the conversions, I forget the name.
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Their is a company in Europe that did the conversions, I forget the name.
Binz makes ambulance and limo Benz conversions. But they do a better job on the tailights than the example posted.
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i'd hit it.

seriously, it looks like a wonderful tank, with plenty of power and room for ... ten?
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Old 07-21-2010, 10:16 PM
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Their is a company in Europe that did the conversions, I forget the name.

It was Crayford's, in the UK, as I recall.
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Old 07-22-2010, 12:03 PM
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Very cool, that zender one is awesome.
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Old 07-22-2010, 12:44 PM
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Their is a company in Europe that did the conversions, I forget the name.
Me to. It was on the continent and not in the UK.
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Old 07-22-2010, 12:54 PM
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Old 07-22-2010, 01:36 PM
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Yeah just no with this one (At least it looks better then the W116 wagon conversions)
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Old 07-22-2010, 01:53 PM
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I LOVE that car! I'd buy one in a second!
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