We are very glad to have you, Tom, rolling with the Mercedes Benz flagship automobile!!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Back in the day, in 1996, mine cost me $38,000 off a Mercedes Benz dealer's lot near Disneyland.

But I still have it and ran it 140 mph going to Orange County last Saturday to a Mercedes car show.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

LOL at the sign U-WASH-DOGGIE < Never seen one here in the OK state

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

My turn at long last.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Fulcrum525 that is truly a breath taking W126 sedan, I can't tell if if is dark blue or black, but it's gorgeous.


It looks like it has the rare french euro headlights and a perfect set of euro headlight wipers.


NO finer front light set up exists than that on a car like that. VERY VERY well done. Best one I ever saw on a W126 sedan.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Thankyou.

Its no surprise if you can't guess the color. Its one of the rarest Mercedes colors around and on a W126 its even rarer (It was only available for the last two years) Throw in the fact that its a 350SDL and we're talking Uber rare.

Blackberry Metallic aka code 481 Bornite (с 01.01.1990 по 31.12.1996)

The only thing I'm not sure about are the window tints (They all have a very slight green hue to them, I don't know if that's significant at all....)


When I set out to do the conversion to euro lights I knew that I was going to do it properly from the get go. So I ordered wipers, corners, valences and all. (The only thing that I don't have is the adjuster switch. I was supposed to do that this summer but other things going on in my life prevented me from getting it done...................

The only thing that I want to get now are some Euro-tail lights to round out the mix.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Just even FINDING the euro light and wiper impedimentia is very difficult and expensive in this country

How long did it take? To get all of it? Where did you find it? How much did it all cost: Valances, replugged
or repainted new,/repainted, lights, wipers wiper arms, motors etc all of it?

I am familiar with the color, it is called blackberry or bornite. Very very rare, correct.

Unfortunately it is the cursed Rod bender 350 Diesel engine. Design flaw in it. Many blowup some don't.


Hope you are lucky. Your last year W126 is a gem, very beautiful.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I got a dead SEC.... Does that count?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Fulcrum, french euros?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Yeah......mine has a 1987 300D engine.....need I say more?

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I now have two MB's; a 300D Turbo, and now my W126, a 1986 Ivory w/mocha 420SEL; I'm stoked. Can't post photo's until the restoration is complete - I paid $1,000 which sort of indicates what stage of the project I am at!

My wife thinks the (mostly) restored W123 is being sold now... don't tell her, but I ain't giving up that dd. At 14 mpg the W126 wasn't part of reducing my carbon footprint!

:-)

Simon

Well, you can post some before pictures now so we can fully appreciate all of your hard work when you're done.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Present and accounted for.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oh yes, a new month has begun. I'm still here.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

oh oh oh I'm in