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It did seem odd that one of the 'owners' had bought his car to break up for parts to supply a W108.

Yes, I don't think the general public know how unreliable odometers are and how without service history they shouldn't be relied upon.

RT 420SEL, I think this will be the key to maintaining the system in these cars in the future. As the struts are NLA, we will have to rebuild them. I'm glad I found a used set for my W126 to put the system back in. At least I can now have those rebuild should the need arise. We should...

It was good!

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and a bonus video of the W116 being built in the factory. /8 models were still being made, so must have been during the first half of production.

Couple of minor errors I noticed. - Thin door panels not just for south africa - 350s never came with the four speed auto, that had been discontinued by the time the W116 came about. - Chrome trim on the wheel arches is not a factory item. Overall a well done series.

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Here is a quite good video series on the W116. Four parts that goes into quite a bit of detail.

Do you know why during the resto the owner didn't remove those hideous USA side marker lights and headlights? They really spoil an otherwise lovely car.

Hmm. there is somebody I know who is good at taking a brown 6.9 that needs a little work and transforming it! I wonder if he wants another project? Perhaps the Terror twins could be in order.

Thanks. Do you get any rubbing? I had 16"s on my SLC for a while, 255/50 and they would rub. But the wheels were 16x7.5 ET 23, so I think a bit higher than the pentas. Still favoring 215/60R15 tyres, but seeing mixed reviews for that Radar Dimax classic tyre. Bryce

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Thanks. Are yours 15s? or 16s? Bryce

I've recently purchased a set of 15" pentas for my 450SLC. I think this style goes really well with the C107 body shell. A couple of questions. 1) They didn't come with bolts, but from what I read on other US based forums, the bolts from the 14" alloys work. Is this correct? I have a set of...

This is an excellent website that shows the various wheel styles Mercedes offered. The Mercedes wheels are more for the moderns, but the AMG styles go back to W116, W123, W126, R/C107 etc. http://mercedeswheel.style

The Rover P5 I bought from the Flynn auction