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This 280S on grays looks great in an attractive colour, hubcaps, logbooks etc. https://www.grays.com/lot/0001-50080155/motor-vehiclesmotor-cycles/1974-mercedes-benz-280s-australian-delivered?spr=true

Yes, steering significantly improved! Next on the list is rebuilding the SLS pump and a new valve. He didn't get a chance to rebuild the pump this time.

Got the 560SEC back after a rebuilt steering box (was leaking) and the guide rod mount bushes. They actually looked alright, but the oil leak had been covering one of them and so It was recommended they were changed. I'm glad we did, as they had clearly been in since the car's time in the UK...

And looked up the fedex fleet for reference. Not exactly modern!

The retired passenger airliners work well for the package operators as acquisition cost is low and airframe utilisation is far lower than in passenger service, so higher fuel burn is not as big a deal. Plus the industry has various peaks and troughs so they can be parked up when not needed, or...

That UPS truck wouldn't be doing super long runs as the truck would likely hit a depot before. If you ship your package UPS ground, you'll see the various depots it goes through before it arrives to you (assuming it actually does). The package industry is known for bulk but not weight...

Yes, these things are reasonably common on the interstate in the USA.

My take on the Lloyds lots coming up: https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionLots.aspx?aid=35955&pgn=1&pgs=100 Lot 295 220SEb Coupe: This one has been up a few times now. See the april auction for example. Its had restoration work, but not really sure of the quality and overall I'm not a...

Llloyds auctions for the end of the month.

That cabin looks quite comfortable!

Good news!

Michel has good experience in rehabilitating Milan brown 6.9s to red. This one looks like a much bigger project though!

That is being very kind!

6.9 parts car for sale. Price is in the stratosphere for the condition, but posting it since its a 6.9. https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/619730489876005/

The caliper looks much bigger too

Good luck - hope to see the car part of the event!

may want to contact the 107 club in germany and see if they can suggest a source.

You're going to need to source this from Europe as that was pretty much the only place manual W116s and 107s were sold in decent numbers. The only v8 that was ever offered with a manual transmission was a 350SL/SLC/SE/SEL. After that they were auto only, so you can probably narrow your...