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South African Build W126
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Posted 9/12/2007 8:21 AM
yoginnaidoo

Date registered: Dec 1899
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Vehicle(s):
South African Build W126

1993 500SE(The W126 was built until 1994 in SA).
The body was fairly neglected after being exported to Zimbabwe, and then re-imported into South Africa. Conversion to bypass fuel. Welded On Hub Adaptors, (To fit the W210) alloys.

Removed all cr@p from the car, and started with the refurb.

Original Exterior : Classic White
Original Interior: Grey Leather
Exterior Mouldings: Standard Grey

Current Colour : MB Midnight Blue Pearlescent (I was bored)
Current Interior: Grey Leather
Exterior Mouldings: Colour Coded to Body
Extras : Sheepskins for the Front Chairs (Cold in Winter/Scorcher in Summer), Nardi Race Wheel, AMG 16" x 8.5 (Chrome Centre/High Polish Lip/Matt Centre Caps), Custom Sound, SEL Rear Trim

It is amazing as to what colour coding does to a dark coloured W126. It really 'shrinks' the car.


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Posted 9/13/2007 5:14 AM
nomad

Date registered: Dec 1899
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RE: South African Build W126

Welcome, welcome

Very nice car with some nice mods
I think it's great that the W126 was made until '94 in SA but, are there many on the roads and in good condition?

Edited by nomad 9/13/2007 5:15 AM
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Posted 9/14/2007 2:15 AM
Marsden
Classic MB




Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
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RE: South African Build W126

Boredom paid off handsomely

The car is beautiful in that color  

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Posted 9/14/2007 9:09 AM
yoginnaidoo

Date registered: Dec 1899
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RE: South African Build W126

Relatively speaking - many on the road - Good condition - only a handful. The fuel price in SA, coupled with the PRECEIVED high maintenance cost on these vehicles have led to the neglect and demise of many of these W126's. At coastal areas of SA, these cars were prone to rust (around the rear windscreen, the bottom of the doors, behind any exterior moulding and the hood hinge base.

Of the 126's, I have owned a 280SE(see pictures), 380SE's, 420SE, 500SE and 560SEC. Of the sedans, I would rate the 380SE has being the most balanced vehicle.



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#88849 - in reply to #88719
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Posted 9/14/2007 4:20 PM
Marsden
Classic MB




Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
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RE: South African Build W126

yoginnaidoo - 9/14/2007 9:09 AM
Of the 126's, I have owned a 280SE(see pictures), 380SE's, 420SE, 500SE and 560SEC. Of the sedans, I would rate the 380SE has being the most balanced vehicle.

 

I compliment you on your sophisticated view of automobile dynamics.  Here in America we tend always to get oversized engines, and they can throw a car off-balance, even when there has been an appropriate design/engineering response to the larger engine.  My CL500 even, has too much engine, not enough car.  And it's a lot of car, so I'd just say too much engine.  Something of a sledgehammer compared to my E350.  Yet many people like even more powerful versions.  But I don't call them sophisticated (and that's being polite). 

The main reason I would have such a large engine, heck the only reason, is to enjoy the additional features that MB makes available with them--many entirely unrelated, such as ventilated seats.  The same would hold true for a 560SEL, which I'd very happily own, not so much for the torque as for the spec (and, of course, the overall design).

This reminds me of a recent essay in Classic & Sports Car about the AC Cobra.  Their favored model is the 289 V-8, because in their view the big-block V8s threw the car off balance and made it more of a drag racer and much less of a sports car.  I find that totally convincing

 

    

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