Monthly Archive: October 2023

2023 German Car Show Sydney 2

2023 German Car Show Sydney

Today was the annual Sydney German car show.   Due to work travel and the pandemic, the last one of these I attended was back in 2018.   It seems quite a while ago now.   This is always a really good event and as usual it was very well organized.    The show is held in Gough Whitlam park in Earlwood,  which is good central location. ...

MBCNSW October 2023 Night Drive – Southwest loop 1

MBCNSW October 2023 Night Drive – Southwest loop

After weeks of warm sunny weather, a cold and wet change rolled into Sydney to perfectly align with our October night drive.    This cut numbers drastically, and we ended up with three cars.   The weather was better for the actual drive, and we just had occasional light showers. The genesis for this route came from a motorcycle app designed to find good roads...

Guest Post: Installing an aftermarket audio unit in a 2008 Ford Futura 0

Guest Post: Installing an aftermarket audio unit in a 2008 Ford Futura

Fitting aftermarket head units to most vehicles made from 2000 onwards can often be problematic due to manufacturers integrating audio and HVAC controls into the one assembly. Many of us choose the path of least resistance, with the primary means of connecting a smartphone is via Aux and a $15 FM transmitter purchased from K-Mart. I must admit the ICC unit (Ford speak for...

107 blinker flasher unit 1

107 blinker flasher unit

Over the last few months, the blinkers have been playing up on my 450SLC.     It started out when the car was first started up, the blinkers would flash very fast.   After a while, I guess the flasher unit warmed up and they went back to their normal rate.    Over time, this took longer and longer to happen, until they stopped flashing at...

W111 123 ignition – part 2 2

W111 123 ignition – part 2

In the first part of this series, I installed the 123 ignition distributor and got the car running.   This part focuses on test driving the car and fine tuning the install.    I should note that the 123 ignition distributor has nothing to do with the W123 Mercedes.  A couple of people assumed I was fitting a distributor from a W123.    The 123...

Classic Jalopy