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Here's a couple of pix from when I nearly sold the car! I'd been looking for these for ages and found them on an old USB. I recently checked some more history of my time with her and discovered I found it through an ad in the Age and not the Trading Post...

A guy in SA claims there’s a few ABS 6.9s there but did not clarify if they were Aussie or grey imports. When I asked for more info with rego or vins he said I was calling him stupid & deleted his comments on FB. Probably blocked me too. Some people need to grow up! Can we all agree there’s no...

I’ve just looks at the dates & realised I’ve had Skye for 20 years!!! It took 10 years to discover some historical significance, then a further 5 to discover none other than Fangio was linked to the car. Time flys! 😬🥴

Even the tyres on the Benz seem to be relaxed compared to the other cars during cornering!

His brother Carlo used to race cars & his son David (the current CEO) used to work at Mercedes as an engineer! This will be interesting....

Skye’s first public owner was Saverio Valmorbida who was CEO of Corval Group PL as recorded in the service books. Google searches reveal they were one of the largest importers of food products to support the ‘new’ Melbourne Italian communities in the 50s. They were once importers of Lavazza...

There’s at least 5 pipes that run from the front to back of the car under the RHS. Of the 5 pipes 2 are far smaller and they feed the rear lower ball joints for stiffening & the adjustable link for auto lowering/raising.

Here’s a pic of the pesky rear junction block which can be seen above the rear subframe. This feeds the rear lower ball joints. You have to be Houdini to get it out in one piece! 🥴☺️

Now to pack it all up properly. Hopefully I’ll get to use it all in the future to upgrade a 6.9 system to the later S2. Note to anyone intending to pull a system like this apart in the future; hot pressure wash everything BEFORE disassembly!! Not only will your overalls thank you, you’ll use...

Apparently the car originated in South Africa. Strange since it had a Webasto preheater fitted but only parts of it remained... I would’ve saved that too but it was incomplete & a fire risk even when operative.

I had to buy a special Phillips bit driver to save 3 of the junction blocks. The block above the rear suspension carrier would’ve been impossible to remove without it; there’s almost zero clearance. Say hello to my little friend!

It is obvious to me the system was installed prior to the drivetrain which makes some parts impossible to remove without a full strip down or permanent ‘modification’ of some pipes...

I sold the car a couple of days ago to someone in NSW looking for an engine donor. So that meant I had to get moving & remove all the HPF components including wiring. No small task as I discovered!!

And the location of the ECU which again seems pretty basic so that makes it easier to diagnose and repair

Here’s a copy of the wiring diagram which isn’t too complex:

I also believe several models of the Lexus 4x4 also feature hydro & some of the systems were developed in WA

I’m not 100% sure, but possibly the W129 500SL could be optioned with a version of the system with active features.

The 380s and 500s from 1980 could also be optioned with HPF. Not sure if you could option up a later 420, but definitely the late W126 500SEL and 560SEL.