Monthly Archive: October 2021

Centennial Park cars and coffee – October 2021 1

Centennial Park cars and coffee – October 2021

There is another informal cars and coffee event in Sydney that I have been meaning to go to for the last 18 months.   Its the one held on the last Sunday of the month at Centennial Park.   I finally managed to attend today and I am glad I did.   The event is held in the middle of the park near the statue of Charles...

MBCNSW October 2021 night drive – Clovelly to Kurnell 1

MBCNSW October 2021 night drive – Clovelly to Kurnell

After a three and a half month lockdown, official MBCNSW night drives were back last night.   The route was Clovelly to Kurnell.   The night drives were supposed to be back two weeks ago, but freak hail again prevented the Berowra ferry drive.    It was a lovely spring Sydney evening of about 20c, perfect for an open top Night Drive, so I took my...

Evaluating my 420SEL parts car 0

Evaluating my 420SEL parts car

Today I spent a bit more time evaluating the 420SEL parts car and the more I look at it the happier I am with my purchase.   It has too much wrong with it to make it a viable restoration project, but there are loads of good parts.    It didn’t come with a battery, so I hooked up a spare and most of the...

My 420SEL parts car 5

My 420SEL parts car

I’ve been thinking about buying a W126 parts car for some time.   The number of affordable parts cars is getting thin on the ground as the W126 transitions from everyday transport to classic.   I would have had better options five years ago, but there are still some decent ones out there.   I was particularly looking for an SLS equipped car as I wanted the...

Troubleshooting stuttering and stalling in my 250SE 3

Troubleshooting stuttering and stalling in my 250SE

My 250SE has not been running well lately.      Back in April, I hit a Kangaroo and the car was repaired during May and June.    In July, the state of NSW plunged into a strict lockdown for COVID-19, preventing more than minor trips up to the shops for necessities.    It was during one of those trips that I noticed that car...

Mercedes lug bolt restoration 1

Mercedes lug bolt restoration

I have recently purchased a set of 15×7 AMG ‘Penta’ wheels for my 1977 450SLC.   These wheels did not come with lug bolts, but I had a set from when I had the replica Fuchs alloys on the car.   The other day I got those bolts out to check them for when I install the wheels on the car. The bolts were in pretty...

W107 Foglight lens replacement 1

W107 Foglight lens replacement

Earlier this year I managed to smash a foglight lens on a MBCNSW drive to Berry.   I drove over a large stick on the road that flicked up and smashed the lens.   I saw the stick, but there wasn’t really a way of avoiding it without risking an accident.   The low slung floglights on the 107 model look cool, but they are always at...

C107 rear windscreen installation 1

C107 rear windscreen installation

Back in May, I had the rear windscreen removed on my 450SLC.   The idea was to replace the old windscreen that was delaminated with a good used unit I had purchased from the MB Spares clearance sale.   I had the rust under the screen fixed in 2006, so I assumed it would be a straight swap.   Sadly, during the C107 rear windscreen installation, no...

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