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Why so many W116s in WA?

Started by oversize, 19 December 2012, 04:40 AM

oversize

So this was a question that came up on Sunday and I'm wondering if someone had any idea how this has occurred?  Nathan did you buy up a heap of 6.9s from the East coast and freight them over years ago??   ;)
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

motec6.9

I think it has to do with the mining industry Mark . I read an article recently that stated most 600 Grossers sold in Australia were in Perth . In the Nickel boom period . So that probable acounts for 6.9 as well . Geoff now we have FiFo workers earning over 200K a year if they have a trade  :o
Euro 6.9 255.6hp at the wheels. Watch this space.

Tony66_au

Agreed, Per capita WA has more disproportionate wealth over a longer period of time and add the good weather and toys tend to last.

And I quote... "Gidday Mr Alan Bond, How ya going bloke?"

Id say NSW Country cars mid 60's to early 80 would be 2nd highest because of the Wool boom and cattle barons in Northern NSW.

john6007

I'm not sure that what has been suggested is the answer but I do know that 'cashed up mine workers' don't buy 116's.

Below is a table from carsales of the breakdown by state of used Mercedes currently for sale.

ACT(87)
New South Wales(1,659)
Northern Territory(4)
Queensland(854)
South Australia(345)
Tasmania(61)
Victoria(2,096)
Western Australia(370)

Maybe the good weather helps for rust but the sun destroys paint and the interior.

John
79 - 450SEL 6.9 #5628 &  #6466, 92 - 300CE-24, 98 - MX-5, 89 - Ducati 906 Paso

oversize

To me that says us Vics are selling them all and the NT people are keeping them!!!  LOL!   ;)
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

giles

Time to smell the coffee.

Didn't come here 25 years ago for nothing, the MB's in Vic in 1986 were beyond what I could afford.

Regards,

Giles
W116 1979 450SSEL Nickel Green (Sold)
W126 1988 300SEL Diamond Blue (Sold)
W210 1999 E430 Indigo
C114 1975 280CE Metallic Red (Sold)
C1141975 280CE Signal Red (project track car, as per avatar)
C107 1974 350SLC (Sold)
C114 1975 280CE Metallic Blue

nathan

OS,
might seem that way but numbers not back it up! as i posted a few months back, the 6.9 numbers i have registered were as follows
ACT   5
NSW   54
NT   2
QLD   44
SA   16
TAS   4
VIC   53
WA   29
unknown   8
Grand Total   215

this suggests WA isnt the hotspot. the recent get together only had good numbers because of a tight knit group and the effort to get all involved.  it takes a bit of a crazy to email some bloke you wrote down his number 5 years ago and ask if he wants to come along!!! still not sure what car ill be bringing to melbourne but wont be a 116!  your weather is not conducive to 116 health, not are your small parking bays, and lack of garages.
regards from the sunny wild west where 116s grow
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

motec6.9

Hi John yes you are right cashed up mine workers do not buy W116 . They buy W164 for there wife to drive . My point wash new car sales not second hand current market. As I said I recently read an article about Australian delivered W100 or 600 Grosser which there were 88 buy the way and it stated the highest number sold new was in WA . I was making the point per capita WA still leads or is in 2nd place with new Mercedes sales in Australia. Geoff
Euro 6.9 255.6hp at the wheels. Watch this space.

oversize

Clearly the Vic ones are all in hiding!!!  BTW Nathan I'll get you those numbers after Christmas....
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

Tony66_au

I think that Historically speaking Western Australia has had more wealth in the time period these cars were kings of the road.

I am a Grazier or Pastoralist depending on where you are from and an old Wool classer who contract shears told me I must be the real deal because I had a 450SEL lol

His Logic was that all the great Pastoralists running sheep he worked for in the 60's and 70's had them.