Hi All,
I would like to introduce myself and my 1973 450SE. I just moved back to Tennessee after 14 years in Melbourne Australia - I've noticed a ton of Australians here. I needed to buy a car and with the used car market what it is right now I decided to buy vintage instead. I've always loved the design of the w116s but didn't know much about them. This has been my daily since September after I swapped the transmission out with some great advice from the forum, so thanks again. It has issues, the first owner lived in Michigan so there's a little rust. I'm in the process of finding a new exhaust system. The body has some imperfections etc but it runs great and is a pleasure to drive. Look forward to chatting with you all and learning more.
Welcome 8) don't see many in that coulour, nice find!
Welcome-likewise with the colour.
Never thought to ask before but wonder why the step on the wood trim was dispensed with early in production.
Welcome to the W116.org club JHead; I found these W116.org dudes back in 2007 and the wealth of knowledge, and the civil conversations are in my own honest opinion leaves many motor forums for dead, its a cool place to hang out and learn 8)
Nice Motor you have there, and that blue is soooooooo beautiful 1970s for sure :-*
Melbourne is my favourite city and I travel a fair bit. Considering how much Australia needs overseas people to fill the jobs we offer I always wondered why people from the USA did not take up the opportunities we can offer, hope your long sojourn was a good one and would love to know what line of work you are in....
G
Thanks Everyone,
Yes I love the blue too, it looks almost white in certain light as well.
Goldacre- Melbourne is also my favorite city - just got a bit home sick I couldn't stay forever. And to answer your last question I'm an architect.
Quote from: gurrier on 01 January 2023, 03:26 AMWelcome-likewise with the colour.
Never thought to ask before but wonder why the step on the wood trim was dispensed with early in production.
Early ones didn't have wood console. I used to have a 1973 280SE and it looked the same but with cloth seats and no aircon.
And, yes, the colour is great, I totally agree.
and it still had the Becker radio in it, thumbs up indeed!
good luck with the project and we all look forward to following it.
regards
Nathan
PS isn't michigan a snowy state and would be salted?
Quote from: adamb on 04 January 2023, 05:56 PMQuote from: gurrier on 01 January 2023, 03:26 AMWelcome-likewise with the colour.
Never thought to ask before but wonder why the step on the wood trim was dispensed with early in production.
Early ones didn't have wood console. I used to have a 1973 280SE and it looked the same but with cloth seats and no aircon.
And, yes, the colour is great, I totally agree.
Agreed - mine does not have the wooden console around the gearshhift either. If you look closely at the wood trim on the dash there is a step about half way down which was discontinued at some stage of production. Anorak territory I know but of interest.
Quote from: nathan on 05 January 2023, 04:28 AMand it still had the Becker radio in it, thumbs up indeed!
good luck with the project and we all look forward to following it.
regards
Nathan
PS isn't michigan a snowy state and would be salted?
Thanks, I have just bought an after market antenna & motor that I need to install to get it working properly again . I tried cleaning the old motor up and replaced the antenna but still no luck.
And yeah I mentioned Michigan because of the salt causing some rust. You can see parts of the bottom of the body that the rust has eaten away.