The W124 (1986-1996) generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is in an interesting place in the automotive lifecycle. They are firmly between desirable classic and used car that a normal person might drive…but that shouldn’t stop you from considering one as a daily driver. They come from the early era of fuel injection and the early gasoline powered […]
This next car comes from the seller and is described as “something special”…which is an understatement when you consider this is one of the only manual transmission equipped diesel wagons you’ll ever see. Sweet! Find this 1980 Mercedes-Benz 300D W123 offered for $13,500 in Santa Monica, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On! From the […]
If you want to run the Gambler 500, you could be tempted to build your own car from your wife’s minivan or whatever hulk is leaking in your driveway…but that would be a mistake. Because the Gambler 500 is a strange off-road (and on-road) Rally style adventure where reliability of your hulk is as important […]
This next car gives me a warm feeling of nostalgia because I owned a similar vintage W115 way back in the day. It wasn’t nearly as nice as this next car, and it would belch black smoke if you had the audacity to ask it to drive up hills, but elegance is not for the […]
A custom stretch limousine (like the ones that use the Lincoln Towncar as the chassis) are a dodgy proposal once they get 100k miles and 30 years on the frame. The workmanship of a custom car manufacturer isn’t horrible, but it is not the same as an OEM built classic. So if you want an […]
I know what you are thinking. Those DailyTurismo guys are hitting the bottle and are going to go on a W123 Mercedes bender. Again. Anyway, this next W123 is extra special because it is one of the rare long wheelbase (134 inch vs 110 inch for sedan) limousine, which is technically a V123. Betcha didn’t […]
It was a strange world of coincidences when this next car came across the DT tips box. I was in Hawai’i on vacation when tipper Cory sent in this next beauty, which I would have loved to visit in person if I was on the same island, but alas my snorkeling skills aren’t strong enough […]
In these strange times of global conflict and economic uncertainty, people need heroes. No, not those idiots in tights from Marvel or DC, no not at all. The hero we are looking for is the builder of custom El Caminoized things all of all kinds. Like this next thing, which is a Mercedes-Benz W123 chassis […]
This next car comes as a tip from David in Tampa who writes: I’ve had a succession of diesel Mercedes: a mint condition manual ’75 240d in burnt orange, a burgundy ’82 300d, a white ’82 300sd and finally an ’81 300sd. All bought on the cheap and all of them ready for a long […]
The W123 generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a slow and steady beast that is typically powered by a 4 or 5 cylinder diesel engine that pushes something sub 100 horsepower into the rear wheels. These are slow cars, but they will outlast the apocalypse because they are built like tanks. This next example, however, has been […]