new w116 owner

[andyshergold]

hello to you all,new to this so bear with me,thought it would be polite to introduce myself before i start asking dumb questions.i have just bought a 1980 w116 450 sel,its the oldest car i have had,but its a lovely old thing

 

[219]

W116 - lovely car , but hardly 'old' : any Mercedes on which the width of the grille is greater than the height is 'modern' !

Welcome to the forum , and let's see some pictures please .

 

[d w124]

Hi and welcome to the forum,and some pic please

 

[andyshergold]

thankyou,nice to be here,i'm working on the pictures,i need to take some for the insurance company

 

[andyshergold]

had a couple of 1990's w124 and a 1986 w126,so this is the oldest one i have owned,the qote about the grille is interesting though,i've learnt something already

 

[s500colin]

Hi
Welcome to the forum

 

[andyshergold]

thanks,trying to work my way around things,i uploaded 2 pics but i can't locate them !

 

[JasM]

Welcome.

 

[momomo]

Hi, welcome to the forum!

 

[amg_me]

Hi wellcome

 

[andyshergold]

thankyou to all of you for the warm welcome,i've been wandering around the different forums and have found out some interesting bits ,hopefully i will find answers to some of things i need to know about this 116 i have bought