1984 W123 mercedes benz 280e

I love these old tanks, they've got such a timeless appeal about them.
German style plates look a bit odd on a British-registered RHD car, the old ones are like a mark of its honesty/originality to me.
What's the rust situation like?

I'm still tempted to get some old style riveted UK plates... Not 100% on the german pressed ones...

Rust really isn't too bad, there are a couple of surface spots i need to sort sooner rather than later, and the passenger side arches need a little fettling, but not a lot considering

Wouldn't have been me in Bath, Only just lowered it yesterday! And the day before i was at the beach in West Wales

Interesting... there is another super slammed cream Merc rolling around. I wasn't quick enough to catch it to get them to visit the forum

Hey are you coming to The Retro Rides Gathering this weekend.. I suspect you'll get a lot of people appreciating your car

yeah, slightly lower profile tyres should see you right at the front .. Car looks good though, would be more than happy to roll that around!

I hope you know that rear bumpers for the 280 model are different, and at least in sweden, somewhat hard to find

looking' tough lowered with the hubcaps on... Some pinner whitewalls probably would improve the looks even more... On a 280, you already have all the chrome needed to make such a merc look good...and cream with burgundy interior, well that's a combo most people seems to hate, but I admit that I love it...but of course, one of the reasons that I am on retrorides is that it is allowed to like "unpopular" color schemes here ;D

It's amazing how little work that's needed on old mercs, especially 108-109/114-115/116/123/126-series, to make them look really great... They sort of have a "don't mess with me" attitude in their looks, yet very discrete and elegant... A car with built-in self esteem...

I'd best buy a waterpump then! It's due a full service as soon as i can be bothered, and both rear windows have stopped working now £££!

I'll be at The Gathering, should be arriving early on sunday

I'm in two minds about getting some slightly lower profile tyres up front... As as soon as you get back seat passengers, or my toolbox in the boot, it gets a bit or reverse rake... I'd love to take another half coil off the fronts, but it's still smooth and comfy at this height, so i don't want to risk it!

omg that is cool!

I'm still in two minds about low profiles, if i do i'd only get 195/60s or something (currently sat on 195/70 R14s all round, but the rears are near the limit so i need to get 2 fresh tyres anyway... I hope it won't put the ABS light on...

Exhaust now sat about an inch higher, and hardly scrapes at all But i haven't had passengers yet...

Few photos from today and a couple of 'in progress' from yesterday!













before i raised the exhaust!!

Are you heading down with Perm, Matty? If so, I'll be rolling with you, too. Race ya!