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.
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From initial inspection it seems that the car has a power steering fluid leak, which in itself will require to be sorted for MOT. The previous MOT i have shows the mileage on 113000, the car sits now at 117000.
Its going to need the brakes freeing off and from what i can remember the handbrake has been on for all this time. The rear passenger tyre is shot and flat, but when i got into the boot a new spare presented itself to me.
All the arches are spot on - rust patches are developing on the front of the bonnet (where it meets the grille) and on the drivers front arch (pictured). Most of the chrome is pitted and may clean up, will have to see.
Immediately, parts required are:
Passenger & Bootlid locks and key
Possibly new brakes
Audit of power steering system.
Good full service.
Interior clean and freshen.
Below are photos taken yesterday, plan is to await the V5, and get an ignition key from MB and make a valid attempt to get it running. Ill spend the time i have until that happens to clean the engine bay, put some oil in, change the brake fluid and do a coolant change.
Hope you all like, ill keep updated as much as possible. Incidentally this has 12000 less miles on that my daily driver, which is dated 2000/W
It would be good to hear from any Scottish members or people with similar projects
Paul.
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.
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From initial inspection it seems that the car has a power steering fluid leak, which in itself will require to be sorted for MOT. The previous MOT i have shows the mileage on 113000, the car sits now at 117000.
Its going to need the brakes freeing off and from what i can remember the handbrake has been on for all this time. The rear passenger tyre is shot and flat, but when i got into the boot a new spare presented itself to me.
All the arches are spot on - rust patches are developing on the front of the bonnet (where it meets the grille) and on the drivers front arch (pictured). Most of the chrome is pitted and may clean up, will have to see.
Immediately, parts required are:
Passenger & Bootlid locks and key
Possibly new brakes
Audit of power steering system.
Good full service.
Interior clean and freshen.
Below are photos taken yesterday, plan is to await the V5, and get an ignition key from MB and make a valid attempt to get it running. Ill spend the time i have until that happens to clean the engine bay, put some oil in, change the brake fluid and do a coolant change.
Hope you all like, ill keep updated as much as possible. Incidentally this has 12000 less miles on that my daily driver, which is dated 2000/W
It would be good to hear from any Scottish members or people with similar projects
Paul.
