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In this episode of Restore It, I finish the welding on the Mercedes W123, focusing on both the bottom right and bottom left of the front windscreen. The condition of these areas was worse than ...
In this episode of Restore It, we document the restoration and rebuilding of the differential from the Mercedes W123 2180CE, ...
They just go into hibernation until the next gas crisis. Mercedes-Benz is celebrating an important anniversary for the W123 family of cars -- the ones known here in the states by names like 240D ...
Mercedes introduced the W123 to European markets in sedan form in 1976. It was the next step beyond the W114 and W115 coupes and sedans that had been around since 1967. Two years later ...
First up, the Mercedes W123. Okay, so being asked to suggest the best car from the past 48 years worth of What Car? history is a bit of pressure. It means digging deep and proposing something ...
“W123” is Mercedes’ internal designation for its “E-Class” from 1976-1985. My grandmother had many choices in 1979. She could have purchased the basic 240D diesel, 300D diesel, 280E sedan, 280CE coupe ...
Design-wise, the W123 Mercedes-Benz blended cues from the W116 S-Class and the R/C 107 SL models on a midsize body. Even today, the W123's design is appreciated for its elegance. The car was ...
Driving an old classic car can be appealing, but it's important to buy a quality oldtimer, like the Mercedes-Benz W123, to avoid the dream turning into a nightmare. There's something special about ...
If quality is measured by survival - as good a benchmark as any - then the Mercedes W123 has a strong claim to be the best saloon the world has seen. OK, so it looks like a series of boxes a child ...
At first glance, a Mercedes W123 300TD wagon might evoke images of a stately, albeit slow, vehicle known more for reliability than racetrack power. However, the rules of the road—and record ...
Als ich mich vor gut fünf Jahren dafür entschied, einn Mercedes W123 T-Modell zu kaufen - und zwar nicht als kommenden Klassiker zum Wegstellen, sondern für jeden Tag zum Fahren -, gab es im ...