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I hope this isn't anyone's burnt W116 here in NSW

Started by chinny4290, 15 November 2019, 04:22 AM

chinny4290

I hope this wasn't anyone's W116 here...let alone, someone caught in the recent bushfires in NSW.

Was writing a news article about it and searching the Getty Images database and I saw this burn W116. I know there's a strong Australian presence here.

:(

Sad loss for a W116 but i hope whoever it belonged to, they made out OK as that's more important. Again, hope it wasn't anyone here :(

1975 W116 280S - SOLD
1994 W124 E320 Coupe - Gone

CURRENT - 1974 450SEL

ptashek

Seems to be a 6.9 as well.
Never mind the car though, I too hope everyone made it out OK.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

nathan

cmon PT, thats not a 6.9, steel wheels!   ;) interesting though, do you think the springs would melt and thats why it dropped or is it just because the tyres are gone?
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
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1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

ptashek

Quote from: nathan on 15 November 2019, 07:49 PM
cmon PT, thats not a 6.9, steel wheels!   ;) interesting though, do you think the springs would melt and thats why it dropped or is it just because the tyres are gone?

Dunno, the way it dropped made me think it could be a 6.9, i.e. springs would somewhat support the car still, unlike a cooked-out strut.
Doesn't really matter; 6.9 or not, someone had a really bad day.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

floyd111

At the same time, somewhere out there may be a celebrative wife with college-heading kids  ;D

TJ 450

With all the rubber components gone, that would probably cause it to drop like that.

Quite a sad sight.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

UTn_boy

Well, don't rule out the fact that it could have been a standard 6 cylinder or v-8 model that had the optional hydraulic suspension.  Nor would it be the first time someone put steel wheels and hub caps on a 6.9. 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo

UTn_boy

Well, don't rule out the fact that it could have been a standard 6 cylinder or v-8 model that had the optional hydraulic suspension.  Nor would it be the first time someone put steel wheels and hub caps on a 6.9.  (You'd be surprised how much hate there is for the Bundt wheels). 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo

Squiggle Dog

I wonder if coil springs will collapse with the weight of the car on them when there is enough heat.
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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

UTn_boy

Quote from: Squiggle Dog on 18 November 2019, 10:26 PM
I wonder if coil springs will collapse with the weight of the car on them when there is enough heat.

Yes and no.  Yes because with enough heat any metal will soften.  No because if the surrounding fire had caused enough heat to melt the springs the sheet metal on the car would have distorted/melted.  It takes a lot more heat to affect the springs in this regard than sheet metal.  Then again, given the situation I'd imagine the fire caused all of the rubber pads atop the springs to melt.  Combine that with flat/melted tires and it might look like this.  It's so hard to tell from this one picture. 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo

s class

I once bought a 280S that had suffered an engine bay fire.  The heat had been so I tense that the tyres and rubbers had all melted out, and the left front spring had softened and shortened to the point that it fell out when I tried to move the car.  The body panels in the area had also distorted, but not as severely as one might expect.  It had been a very clean low miles car, and I got lots of nice rear end panels and trim off it.


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