30year old new merc

[Braincrank]

How easy/difficult would it be to get this beauty on the road if it hasn't had a mot certificate for the last 30 years?


30 Year Old Mercedes-Benz With 30km In Perfect Condition | PetrolFreak

 

[John Jones Jr]

I don't think I'd be keen on 240D.

Anyway the obvious would be tyres, checking all other rubber components and a change of fluids. So, handy enough I'd imagine.

P.s. Headlights would require changing also.

 

[Calcifer]

What is it with leaving coffee beans on passenger seat?

 

[John Jones Jr]

Fresh smell?

 

[Deleted member 11979]

A perfect example for Mark Cosovich to restore to how it should be

 

[rifiki]

To me what is the point, it can't be used. The value is in it's very low milage (kilometers)

 

[BTB 500]

What's happened to that gearlever?

 

[ChrisEdu]

What's happened to that gearlever?

Looks like it's growing something! Seems strange, as it would suggest that it's been damp inside, so there could / should be other mouldy bits.

 

[Braincrank]

It's probably only good for a collector or museum.
What paperwork would be needed to get this thing on the road ?
Lovely colour (-:

 

[Druk]

But is it for sale? It's something Merc may be interested in for the Stuttgart Museum.

 

[Scott_F]

I reckon the guy inherited it from his Uncle Albert.

 

[grober]

Nice old thing. Performance might best be described as glacial- possibly slow enough to make driving in present day traffic a nerve wracking experience.

 

[BTB 500]

Looks like it's growing something! Seems strange, as it would suggest that it's been damp inside, so there could / should be other mouldy bits.

In fact if you look at the door card in the background that looks like it could have patches of mould on it?

 

[oldguy57]

Coffee beans might be there in a vain attempt to absorb moisture when car was stored. Doesn't look to have been too successful.

 

[Charles Morgan]

Definitely mould in there, but given it's all manmade fibres plastics etc it will clean off. A remarkable thing to do, but sitting in it going nowhere for 30 years is almost the same experience as driving one...

 

[ChrisEdu]

In fact if you look at the door card in the background that looks like it could have patches of mould on it?

Good call, by the look of it.

 

[a111r]

Nice. If one were minded to 'invest' c. 15k, one would not plough it in to a tractor. There's probably more to the story, he's smiling.

 

[stwat]

What's happened to that gearlever?

I once knew a girl who, ahem, enjoyed a gearstick up the chuff! Maybe this one hasnt been cleaned after such an event

 

[Palfrem]

To me what is the point, it can't be used. The value is in it's very low milage (kilometers)

Very much this. Museum piece.