The front end shares many parts with the R107 - also a very nice driving car (at least the C107 450SLC - the only one I drove). I often wondered what it would drive like with the rear suspension from a W124 ---
On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 8:13 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 20:03:40 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > True, and I really liked the double A arm front suspension - much better > > than that in the W123. They were very nice driving cars - I had a '70 > > 220D and two '76 300Ds. > > Yes, I do remember the quality driving, something I seem to miss in later > cars. > > > Craig > > > > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 6:12 PM Craig via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 15:20:12 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > That was the one feature that I was jealous of when I was driving a > > > > W115 - oh, and the easy to replace fan motor ... > > > > > > Yes, the W115 '72 220D we had did not have the straight up hood > > > feature. > > > > > > The hood would, however, very nicely hold a two-tube, four-foot > > > fluorescent shop light fixture with a length of zip cord tied to its > > > two ends, thus bathing the engine compartment with light. > > > > > > The battery mounted in the left front of the engine compartment was > > > very handy, too. Quite unlike trying to get a battery out of a W123 > > > or W124 ... > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > > who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > > fence for themselves." > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > Craig > > ---------------------------------- > Present: '93 E300D/2.5 Turbo 354 kmi > '89 Chevrolet G20 Beauville 210 kmi > (the Big Red Van, BRV) > '00 Kenworth W900 Helmut 943 kmi > > Past: '90 E300D/2.5 Turbo 265 kmi RIP > '07 Peterbilt 386 Bruno 885 kmi > '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 286 kmi > '95 E320 Sebastian 135 kmi RIP > '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi RIP > '87 Dodge Grand Caravan RIP > '86 190E/2.3 > '72 220/8 > '61 Willys Utility Wagon > '59 Willys Utility Wagon > '67 Volkswagen Fastback > '64 190Dc Emma > '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi > '69 Lotus Europa > '64 Alfa Romeo Turrisimo Internationale > '59 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder Veloce > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
