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Comment on W123 diesel injector return hoses by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:27:38 +0000

Loved the article on the Falcon gas wagon, as I’m considering purchasing one for my return trip from Sydney to Adelaide. I have a 300d and 240d manual as well as a ds special a Cx 5spd and a gs.Cheers Andrew.

Comment on W123 Instrument cluster grounding by kalos

kalos — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:10:32 +0000

did the same, and burned the whole circuit board 🙂

Comment on The attempted night drive and the case of the flying spark plug by Michael Parker

Michael Parker — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:27:29 +0000

Bryce, you were also lucky that the spark plug did not da.age your car’s bodywork. I can tell you that a friend of mine had a plug let go and the force of the plug ejection punched a hole in the bonnet of his car. BTW, could I dare to say that your story would read well on TK ? Would that be feasible?

Comment on MBCNSW October 2023 Night Drive – Southwest loop by The attempted night drive and the case of the flying spark plug « Classic Jalopy

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:12:07 +0000

[…] the August 2026 MBCNSW night drive. It was the first at our new time of 8:30PM, and revisited a good route we used a couple of years ago in Southwest […]

Comment on Daimler Door Mirrors by Vanden Plas Door Cards « Classic Jalopy

Vanden Plas Door Cards « Classic Jalopy — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:42:10 +0000

[…] I had removed the door cards on my Daimler Double-Six Vanden Plas to fit new door mirrors and speakers. The material of the door cards was still in good condition, however the backing […]

Comment on 2025 Shannons Eastern Creek Car Show by 2026 Shannons Eastern Creek Car show « Classic Jalopy

2026 Shannons Eastern Creek Car show « Classic Jalopy — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:12:13 +0000

[…] say 80, the ‘safety’ car kept speeds to about 50-60km/h other than the straight. Last year was more reasonable. My kids were confused as to why there were all these speed limit signs but we […]

Comment on 2025 German Auto show Sydney by M. Parker

M. Parker — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:22:47 +0000

Great collection of pictures and, whatsmore, so comprehensive. Thanks Bryce.

Comment on Daimler Bluetooth Radio by Daimler Becker Radio «

Daimler Becker Radio « — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:42:09 +0000

[…] I got the radio test installed, but the sound quality was pretty terrible. During the last part, I tried various things to work out what was going on. I ruled out the power supply, speaker […]

Comment on Mercedes W111 Coupe/Cabriolet RHD Manual vs Auto by Filip

Filip — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:55:09 +0000

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Is my 1968 vehicle RHD factory sunroof 280se coupe that I drove as a daily driver for a couple of decades; so according to your chart my car was 121 of 150 for that year’s production.
I then started a ground up restoration, nut and bolt rebuild of the engine and bare metal restoration of the body work. I was at 95% completed when a fire at my mechanic’s workshop broke out and burnt to the ground. Total devastation on so many levels. I have no words. I am not even sure that the chassis is salvageable because of the expansion and contraction of the metal and besides I’m tapped out financially on redoing everything again. I also am now sadly priced out of the market as examples are in the hundreds of thousands and I’m insured at a laid up value of 60 which is what price point they were 60-80 at the commencement of restoration. Never saw the escalation of prices the way they are and besides I was only a couple of months away from finalising the rebuild where I would have then had the new evaluation to reflect concours condition; but the fire got in first. The cold comfort is they caught the arsonist, but like I said, that is cold comfort. Thanks for listening. It’s been therapeutic. If anyone is interested in the chassis and think they can do something with it, feel free to reach out. I knew it was rare but not 121 of 150. Ouch.

Comment on Daimler differential leaks, front brakes and fuel tank by Daimler Door Mirrors «

Daimler Door Mirrors « — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:42:16 +0000

[…] had no desire to drill into the door of my car, so I had that done when the car was in the workshop in May. The new mirrors looked great, but I had a small problem. I couldn’t see out of them. […]