Guys
Watching Ronin on Chan5, I love the car chase into Nice and that 450 SEL 6.9 is a beast!!! I want one. However a Citroen XM at best a 3.0 V6 holding off an Audi S8 Quattro off road at times, Come on do me a favour!!!!! German always spanks french:D
I read somewhere that Luc Besson used...
i wondered if anyone could advise me as to the possible cause of my 116 revving and maintaing quite high revs even when its warm,if i boot it hard the revs drop but are still above what i would consider normal, they drop again when drive is engaged but it still seems high,all suggestions welcome...
Well having owned the car for a couple of weeks and following on from this thread:
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/84741-my-latest-aquisition.html
I thought I'd get this project thread started so I can share all my forthcoming joys and troubles with you guys!:D
I'm...
I seem to have a fuel starvation issue on the W116.
The car will start no problem, in fact it fires up first time. The cold start system seems to work fine and after a while the revs drop down to normal idle speed, albeit a very lump idle.
If I press the throttle the engine dies immediately...
Restorable?
I think not.
At least the wheels are in good condition.
The car is 10 miles from where I live.
Seller states "nice winter restoration project". :rolleyes:
MERCEDES 450 SLC SPARES / RESTORATION PROJECT on eBay (end time 15-Nov-09 16:30:32 GMT)
New to the forum-thanks in advance to anyone that can help. Yesterday 10 minutes before delivering car to new owner I noticed battery was dead because key had been left in. In my hurry to get it ready I hooked up the jumper cables in reverse order (I know..). Fried the cables and I could smell...
A pal of mine has a project for sale, 130,000miles (I think but can confirm!) needs new sills and some attention to wheel arches. It runs and drives but has an oil leak coming from joint between engine and gearbox but seems to be engine oil so perhaps rear crank seal has gone. He's open to...
Bit of a distress call here!
I've come into possession (legally and in line with the DVLA's rules) of an abandoned 1980V 450 SLC. It was left in the underground car park beneath my flat for about two years and is covered in dust. It was left open and was full of various receipts etc showing...
Not on eBay but...
Lorinser celebrates the reunion with a tuned 450 SEL 6.9 W116
Torque rocket from the wild 70s
By 1975 the USA had long mothballed its moon vehicles, as with the Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9, W116 series the Germans unveiled a road rocket, whose thrust felt like it could easily...
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is cutting 450 staff.
Three hundred managers will be made redundant while 150 salaried agency staff will also lose their jobs.
The firm, which was bought by Tata from Ford for £1.7bn last year, said the action was to combat the credit crunch and a "severe...
Hello All,
I have posted a few thread about my new car.
I am wondering if anyone could tell me how I could reapri this? Would a normal rub and paint do the job, or should I use filler? And would anyone have any experience of buying such parts anywahere?
The sills are in great condition, its...