Perhaps its just a temporary thing.. ill post a photo to whet your preverbial whistle.
Not a car id choose in a lineup but im slowly liking it.
The story goes:
I am a submariner, and a shipmate of mine has had this for years. Sometime in the middle of July 2007 he lost the only key he had to the car. Nobody told him he could go to MB and get one made with the V5 - so - he parked it in the base secure dry carpark (on level 5) and left it.
A month or so ago i asked him if he still had it, and bought it. Gained a receipt and forgot about it until last week. I intended to strip it initially, but upon closer inspection its in good condition. 1986, 2.0 W124 in Gold. MOT ran out Sep 07 and was issued without advisory.
I made a halfhearted attempt to get in, by using wire, tape, didnt work. I RELALY should have just popped a rear quarter glass, but didnt. I went in through the boot after knackering the lock, and was met with the petrol tank. So, I had to go in through the passenger door. one knackered lock later i was in.
I was greeted with loads of junk, a nice watch, some odds and sods, and in the glovebox - bingo. Full history and V5. So the car is currently in the process of being signed over to me. Once it is, i will go to MB and get a key made up.
At the moment im looking to replace the passenger side lock and boot lock. Its secure, you just have to open it with a screwdriver.
It has been so well looked after in its life, it had a private plate on it until 2002 at which point it was assigned the current one, i have paperwork from DVLA to confirm this, so it may be an age related plate.
Quick pic:
I intend to get it running as soon as the ignition key turns up. Please note the front suspension looks so high as the o/s rear is flat as a pancake. New spare in the boot though
edit: please also ignore the expletives, i can remove if required.
