1983 Mercedes 230CE W123 Coupe SOLD
When he became ill, his mates rallied round and funded a partial renovation so that he could continue using it when out of hospital. That worked well enough but when he became ill again in 2019 the car needed more serious works, so he and I started a renovation. He never wanted it to be the perfect restoration, just a good looking, reliable drivers car. We received weekly updates and pictures of the challenges underneath all the way through 2019.
It was clear the finishing of the car was going to be beyond my brothers finishing point, but he wanted us to complete the task. He passed away in January 2020 and once everything had been sorted the car was halted for almost 18 months by lockdown etc.
What you see in the pictures is the result of close to £30k spent in memory of my brother. I think we achieved the car that he thought he was driving all the time. No matter it's worth half of what's been spent, his widow and I hope someone will now take the car forward and enjoy it in the way it made my brother happy.
It has had new panels where required and made completely safe where it was close to becoming a Flinstone car before. It has new springs and shocks. I sourced rear trailing arms and the rear suspension has been renovated and reinstalled. It has renovated calipers at the rear and new pads and discs. It has had a glass out full respray in its original colour and rust treatment wherever required. There are new rubbers and trims. The list goes on and on and on.
Having spent what we have, it's been hard to stop, but I think we're at that point. The car is 39 years old and will achieve it's 40th birthday on 07/ 01/ 2023 so can be converted to historic vehicle after that date. It just passed its MOT. As with all renovations there is a list of some fettling to be done (i. e. exhaust at idle is just touching somewhere) the car started first turn of the key after 3 years in pieces and drives very well.
There seem to be very few problems with anything but I do know the electric n/ s wing mirror motor needs fixing so is disconnected. Mirrors are available second hand for less than £100. Electric sunroof works and I will try and grease the mechanism over the coming days just be sure it functions well. Manual wind windows all work. Radio works and there is a new aerial.
The interior is a good place to be, but some focus on making this better would make the car even better still. It's never been about restoration, it's always been about getting the car back to being a good looking and usable drivers car, so we can remember times with all windows down and my brother with his sunglasses on. I think we're at that point and I'd have no problem driving it hundreds of miles if that were required.
The car is with me in Bath and I'm happy to show you the car and take you on a test drive should you be interested. I can do pictures of specific things if you'd like me to.
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