Calling all cars!

[Benzadmiral]

You got it Paul. Goes bloody well although a tad on the thirsty side

I drove older Mercedes (a 1984 and a 1986, then a 1997) for most of a decade, and studied up on the marque's history. Even with fuel injection the cars were thirsty, and for premium fuel, too.

There's a story, maybe not true, about a 300SEL 6.3, the same body as your car but with a huge (for those times) engine, that had no less than 3 famous owners -- including Werner Klemperer: http://mars.superlink.net/~rriegler/mb/6point3/rudi.html

 

[Smithy]

I drove older Mercedes (a 1984 and a 1986, then a 1997) for most of a decade, and studied up on the marque's history. Even with fuel injection the cars were thirsty, and for premium fuel, too.

There's a story, maybe not true, about a 300SEL 6.3, the same body as your car but with a huge (for those times) engine, that had no less than 3 famous owners -- including Werner Klemperer: http://mars.superlink.net/~rriegler/mb/6point3/rudi.html

Thanks for the link, I loved it.

That bit with Klaus Pach getting squiffy and ending up on the Le Mans racetrack is priceless!

 

[Merlin]

You got it Paul. Goes bloody well although a tad on the thirsty side

Nice! Back in the mid-90's, my daily driver was a 1971 M-B 280S. I've heard tales of other owners having problems keeping the twin Zenith carburetors in tune, but so long as I ran mine daily (or thereabouts), I never had problems - she always stayed in great tune. Never got much more than 15 mpg, though. Still, if I could find another Mercedes 108/109 bodied car in decent shape that the owner wasn't asking a mint for, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Rode like a dream, and handled like a car half its size.

 

[Smithy]

Nice! Back in the mid-90's, my daily driver was a 1971 M-B 280S. I've heard tales of other owners having problems keeping the twin Zenith carburetors in tune, but so long as I ran mine daily (or thereabouts), I never had problems - she always stayed in great tune. Never got much more than 15 mpg, though. Still, if I could find another Mercedes 108/109 bodied car in decent shape that the owner wasn't asking a mint for, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Rode like a dream, and handled like a car half its size.

Hi Merlin,

I love mine and I agree with the handling, surprisingly nimble for a car of its size and weight. Real pleasure to drive.

Cheers and you might just have to get another one

Tim