The rear wind and wheel arch on may 1983 Mercedes W123 are very, very rusty…its time to make a start on getting that fixed!
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Your doing great with the Mercedes some nice welding as you progress through it is more and more looking like a great car ,
All progress is good progress, Matt, despite any setbacks which may turn up along the way!
Your enthusiasm in the face of such apparent rot is to be commended. One step at a time!
It might take a while to get the old girl back to full fettle, but you are doing just fine!
Best wishes from Wirral!
French press coffee while working on an old Merc. That's classy!
This reminds me of an XJ12 me and a mate bought at auction!
It’s refreshing to see someone tackling a project that most would see as not worth it or not economically viable. Tackling it one step at a time is entertaining and motivating at the same time, and the end result (whenever that is….) will be a car that you’ve put heart and soul into saving and gives you added pride and pleasure because of it.
Great job!!
I restored a 1967+- Mercedes 250sl and patched up a couple of Mercs , in the late 70's I was asked to look at a early 60's Merc the plate on was COM 1C I was told it was Jimmy Tarbuck's old car I had never restored a car at that time and said in about 2005 I was asked to look at a old Merc I had many restorations under my belt by then it was the same car it stood for all these years untouched I still said no .
Great to see the progress on the W123! keep it up!
It looks such hard work. It reminds me of an old Morris Minor (split screen) that my Mum and Dad “inherited” from my Grandad. Everything had rotted out underneath and my Dad fibre glassed it up with glass matting and resin for years and years. He never welded but I guess you would only have called it “an honest bodge”.
Love the W123! The vast majority of cars deserve to be saved.
I might be the Mid 80s Mercedes Texas bandit . Usually cheap ones are the best ones . Rust is present on Texas cars , just pleasantly sheetmetal thin and in the common areas. Finding a lightly repairing the interiors with wrecking yard goodies . That yards are drying up , slim pickings bags for those hard to find trinkets .Im at 8 currently with 2 builders on stand by , it’s a hobbie that I’ll know within 10 years may need remedy . I’m getting older and to bend down is easy , it’s the getting back up that wears on the joints as they are , like your channel , looking forward to spending the feedback touchstone , cheers from Dave in Houston .