Tagged: W123

W123 Radio Upgrade – bypassing the factory fader 0

W123 Radio Upgrade – bypassing the factory fader

The 280CE was back today to get a radio installed.   When I purchased the car, the previous owner had removed their radio, so there was a great big hole in the dash.   Luckily, my brother who purchased the car from me already had a Sony radio he had removed from his previous 280CE.  The W123 radio is a standard DIN fitting.  Unfortunately...

Mercedes-Benz Classic Coupes 2

Mercedes-Benz Classic Coupes

It is hard to find somebody who prefers four door cars on aesthetic grounds.     Sure, four door cars may be more practical, often cheaper to insure and easier to live with, but when buying a classic car, those considerations are not nearly as important. Mercedes Benz have always provided a range of handsome coupes in their range, which are still even years...

Another pillarless coupe joins the garage 0

Another pillarless coupe joins the garage

I’ve always been partial to Mercedes-Benz pillarless coupes, owing a 450SLC, and having owned two 560SECs and a 250SE coupe.    That means I was unable to resist a 1982 W123 280CE on ebay that I wasn’t planning on buying.   The CE looked like fundamentally a nice car that needs a few things done to get it back to where it should be....

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