Hello from Italy with my 280CE

Hello, my name is Lucian and I live in north Italy, Trento. I have a C123 280CE 1978 witch needs a new paint color. Thanks for welcoming me to your community.

Thanks for the welcome. I keep the original colour, the problem is the clear of the colour, after 42 years in the sun....

Hello Tom, I'm near Garda Lake. In the summer, I trip the area, but for that landscape I prefer my Audi 89 Cabriolet...

Usually I see a lot of old Mercedes with the German license plate in my zone. If someone needs help (for the small things), I can offer my support. Five years ago I discovered my passion for the "old stars" and from there, I always learn and discover more beautiful things about the real engineering world of real cars.

I have a little normal garage where I try to resolve the problem of "my precious". Until now, I succeeded to get my M110 engine on the factory standards. It's an old lady witch offer me a big smile, every time when I get on the steering wheel. It's that simple...

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I hope the situation goes back to normal soon...

Kind regards,
Fabian

I hope so. It's a very difficult time, but everything will be fine.

Tutto andrà bene. 🌈

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Ahhh, ok, clear laquer shedding.... The colour is nice. I also like the hubcaps (as in no alloys).

Thank you Insulaner, I like to the hubcaps more than alloys wheel. I have the original Barock 14" alloys but I keep in the garage... I have also 3 pieces of 15" hubcaps ( I don't know why....maybe because I founded on a good price...if that's a good excuse 😁) and I hope to find another one.

Hello Peter, nice to meet you again, we know each other from stelecadenti.it .

Thank you. For the paint...it's not hurry, the car stays always in the garage and is driven only in good weather. I will try to se if the original paint can be saved but on the top even the colour is not at maximum, thanks for the advice.

I done some work under the car, if someone want to see, I can post some photo's (maybe this area it's not for that, I don't want to violate the rules of the forum).

Greetings, Lucian.

Ok then, the story of this passion it started in a period of my life, in which many things changed at once and I probably needed something that would distract me from the shock I received at the age of 30, when a wonderful child, a home and many other responsibilities appeared in my life. I had to find something to do closer to home....and so, one evening I saw this coupe on the net and called, I scheduled a visit. The next day I was 150km away where I admired this car, while the owner, a newly retired teacher told me his plans of his free time and how dedicate it to his first love, an Alfa Romeo giulietta... So, after an hour I was on the freeway at the wheel of a Mercedes W123 coupe, smiling...

To be continued

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Pssst... I shouldn't really say it but it looks to me as if a bulb needs replacing in the left rear light...

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Pssst... I shouldn't really say it but it looks to me as if a bulb needs replacing in the left rear light...

Eagle eyes already changed, the car is in my possession for 5 years...

Thanks Christoph, I will look on the site.

Once arrived at home, I started to read and learn about this kind of engine, even if on that point what I knew about gasoline engines ... is that they have spark plugs ... For two weeks I couldn't remember the term "k-jetronic"... but after I changed all consumables that could influence the proper functioning of the engine, this turn to work in factory standards.

The biggest problem (in my opinion) which a old car can have, is the rust

... the rust...and the rust... for that, I decided to stop in time all superficial rust, even if there weren't many. The whole thing was done in an 18m² garage, by a passionate amateur...(I accept criticism, opinions and advice, for me are constructive).

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This point was the most rusted, but only superficial rust, I don't welded nothing on the car. Only work to stop rust and conservation.

I am sorry to put screenshots but the pictures are too big and I do not know how to proceed . I apologize for the poor English I speak.

I also did everything I could with small pieces, each screw and bracket was cleaned and cold-painted zinc.

And of course, the brakes were 100% rebuilt.

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