It seems that that automotive product planners of today have decided that if you want something that fits more than 5 people, it needs to be a minivan. But that hasn’t always been the case and a few decades ago, if you had a large family, you could pick from any number of large station […]
Call me old fashioned or a fuddy-duddy, or whatever you want, just don’t call me Shirley…anyway…where was I…oh yes, call me persnickety, but I think this is a lot of coin to ask for an old diesel Mercedes-Benz. It might be the older (and stately…er?) W115 generation Benz executive car (instead of the more common […]
You and I know that the Mercedes-Benz W123 is a classic that deserves the love and adoration of the automotive buyer, but the automotive buyer doesn’t know that. How else can you explain the ridiculous pricing of things like Ford Broncos and Deloreans, when the W123 is a far superior automobile to either of those […]
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 […]
The W126 generation Mercedes-Benz was the flagship of the flagships -and its long wheel base version was a favorite of African dictators and American country music stars. If you had cash (or were Johnny Cash) the long wheel base version of the W126 was the perfect car for you to drink directly from the bottle […]
This next W123 generation Benz doesn’t run, but that shouldn’t be a problem. Well, it might be a problem for the average person who would go to Carvana to buy a used car, but for the intrepid Daily Turismo reading motorist, a non-running 300D for less than a thousand bucks is a weekend or two […]
Mercedes-Benz used the W123 chassis platform to build a staggering 2.7 million cars in 4-door, wagon, coupe, and limo configuration from 1976 through 1986. This next example has the small 4-cylinder diesel engine, manual roll up windows, and a 4-speed manual gearbox — and there is nothing wrong with any of that. Find this 1982 […]
This next car has a small turbodiesel engine and a 5-speed transmission that will seem a bit strange on the wild Interstates of America, but over across the pond, this is what they drive. Or drove, since they’ve now gone to automatic gearboxes and hybrids and electrics and other such nonsense. Anyway, the E290 is […]
Another day, another ruby red R107 generation Mercedes-Benz SL offered for a decent price…except this one is a Euro import, which means it has a strange engine and small bumpers. Not bad at all. Find this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 280SL offered for $10,500 in Central New Jersey via craigslist. Tip from Cory. From the seller: 1982 […]
If you are going to drive something inexpensive with a V12 you only have a few options. Jaguar built a few nightmare maintenance machines, BMW built some complicated things, and then there is this 2-door Mercedes-Benz. The R129 Benz is a beauty of classic proportions, dimensions, and elegance — but will it kill you with […]