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Just recently I upgraded the Alternator in my 250SE to 55A. Its made a big difference, and so far I am very happy with the improvement. My 250SE, and nearly all W111/W108 etc, came originally with a 35A alternator. This seems like a very small size to us now, but when the cars were new, it...

Haven't updated on My DS for quite some time on this forum. It's been pretty trouble free, and its by far the cheapest classic to own that I have. In 2021 I had to put on a rebuilt hydraulic pump. It was still pumping ok, but had started to leak. This was putting oil on the brake disc...

How old is the car? for the older cars (pre 2000), I use Peninsula Prestige in North Narrabeen For the newer cars, Sydney Star in Brookvale is very good. They did the balancer shaft on my wife's E350 wagon I've also used City European Auto in Brookvale and they have a lot of regular mercs...

I don’t think headers and exhaust would take you to 350hp on a 6.3. Was only worth about 20-25hp when they did it to the 560 engine.

After the terrific service of your AU, I can see why you would go with something built on a similar platform. Enjoying the new car so far?

Was pretty good actually. Spoke to them a few weeks ago, and brought the car over to their show room in Artarmon during my lunch break. They had a couple of their guys look over the car. I think they were fairly realistic (slightly on the high side, but that makes sense in a market where car...

I've missed out on a couple of buyers being busy with work and work travel (one even was willing to pay for the car by deposit and pick up the next day), so I have just enrolled the car to the shannons may auction today. Car will be sold unreserved, so will sell either way.

I could see that working very well in europe, on heavily trafficed trunk routes. Might be a bit more difficult in Australia, but perhaps you would get a return doing the hume corridor between Melbourne->Sydney->brisbane. of course the truck can go into the faster lane, but I have wishful...

aftermarket roof racks now gone. My wife wanted a set and they fit her car perfectly. I found the proper S124 cross bars for the car. looks much better.

I use Zymol, which I have found softens the leather up quite a lot. Not sure where you get it here, but it used to be inexpensive when I lived in the USA and I normally buy it from there and ship it here.

And it now has a Becker - James and I were able to get one installed that matches the year: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/02/reinstalling-a-becker-mexico-cassette-in-a-1979-450se/

That engine has quite an interesting carburettor setup. Looks like quite an intricate updraft? I presume they were worried about fuel leaking into the engine block and bending a rod?

Good looking power plant, and the benz owners would be very familiar with the CIS-E fuel distributor!

Great pictures James. At least one car looks familiar! I would have been there, but for having just arrived back from the UK the day before.

I changed the 124 over to amber front corners this morning. I prefer the original look:

Interesting they had the race car there too.

It's interesting that Saab could take the same engine and have it super reliable and long lived. A lot of these British car manufacturers were known for never spending even small amounts of money to improve known issues with the product. I can only imagine Saab did some minor redesigns of the...

A good video on the background of this car and why its significant. Shame he doesn't get in and drive it too, but the video is well worth a watch:

With the amount they make these days somebody has to!!! :LOL: