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And then there was this outstanding W116..

Started by floyd111, 07 October 2015, 07:39 AM



floyd111


floyd111


floyd111

Not outstanding at all, but parked inside a garage for the last 13 years. No rot, probably available for just over 1000 euros..
It's a running car.
Could be a good base for a (rather cheap) rebuild.
Not sure about the chairs though. Was that purple ever supplied in a light blue car?




daantjie

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

floyd111

You gotta give the guy point for trying as well!



floyd111


gavin116

Quote from: floyd111 on 18 November 2015, 12:11 PM
This guy.. he needs advice.. It could work out well then. Gorgeous seats..

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-Benz-280-SE-W116-mit-Orig-80500-Km-/161888009582?hash=item25b146fd6e:g:UIAAAOSweuxWSG2Y


Hi Floyd


There are problems with that interior: if photos never show the bolsters (on the front seats) when the seat covering is velours, you can bet your last dollar that they are always worn or there is a large hole!  The door cards are upholstered in series II cloth (plaid pattern).  The clips on the door cards are broken, you will notice the M-B factory manual approach to dealing with this i.e. a screw!


You'll be looking with new eyes now
::)
1979 450SE "Mrs White"
2022 Touareg-R 3.0TSi Hybrid
[url="http://forum.w116.org/test-drive/my-first-w116-here-at-last/"]http://forum.w116.org/test-drive/my-first-w116-here-at-last/[/url]
[url="http://forum.w116.org/the-org/british-near-london-meet/msg97613/#msg97613"]http://forum.w116.org/the-org/british-near-london-meet/msg97613/#msg97613[/url]

floyd111

That was kind of what I was saying, with "this guy needs advice"
The car, to me, could be a great basis for a perfect restoration.
Regrettably, he has decided otherwise.