I managed to get the 1966 230 started today with an external fuel tank. It was a little reluctant at first, but once the fuel was flowing through the carbs it idled pretty well. It pulled out under its own power and was lined up with the rest of the cars. It didn't smoke or knock, generally gave a good impression. Its a good car... rusty on the floors, but a lot of positive points that make it worth saving. Someone who wants to do some metal work would have a nice project.
The 220Sb turns by hand and with the starter, but I couldn't get any fuel to flow through the carbs. I'm sure they're just gummed up. It did run on ether, however, a few seconds at a time. The clutch hydraulics were gone, so getting it running didn't really help with moving it around tight corners anyway. The Becker tube radio worked too, after it warmed up of course. The 1966 250S wasn't going to start... someone had removed the plugs and I couldn't get it turned by hand, so I didn't try any further. Jaime On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Leather in a 220S is pretty rare. Most had MBTex in red or tan. The one > I drove most was MB Blue with a blue interior. It was a sharp looking > car. I talked to one lady who bought a 220Sb new. She was a Professor of > art at ISU. She said she bought it because at the time the merkun cars > were loaded with superfluous chrome and fins, and the MB was more subdued. > She kept the car pretty long. 10-12 years at least, maybe more. > > To me both the 110 and the 111 are worth saving. > > Both have disc front brakes. 63 is the first year for front disc brakes > on all MBs. In 1968, when the US goobermnt made US companies put front > disc brakes on cars, MB went to 4 wheel disk on all cars. Some cars like > the SLs had disc brakes earlier. These dates are for 110 and 111. I am > not sure about 112. It may have had disc brakes earlier, but 1963 and 1968 > are the dates for ALL cars in the fleet to have disc brakes. > > > > > > Just the pictures are mixed up... the main photos are swapped. The other >> photos for the cars are correct. No swapping of parts. >> >> The 230 actually looks great, except for the terrible rust and repair >> underneath. The 220S is a little rougher overall, but more solid. Its >> certainly worth saving. >> >> We should be able to get better photos today. >> >> Jaime >> >> >> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> What is the chassis number on the "230"? Picture shows the taillights >>> of >>> a 111, but it looks like the front end may be single headlights. No >>> good >>> pictures of the outside. Doors have pockets like an S (111) but by >>> 1966, >>> even the 110s had door pockets. I can't see enough of the dash or >>> windshield surround to determine it it has wood or plastic. >>> >>> It shows an 111 bumper on the rear, and a 110 bumper on the front. >>> >>> 110 hit on the rear, and a 111 rear end grafted on? Mixup with the >>> pictures? >>> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>>> I've been helping a guy up here in NJ who was hired to liquidate an >>>> estate >>>> that includes several Mercedes. A W110, W111, and a bunch of W126s. >>>> The >>>> best of the bunch is a 85 300SD with 121,000 miles. They've all been >>>> sitting for several years and will need some significant cleaning and >>>> maintenance. Some are better as parts cars. >>>> >>>> Details are here: >>>> http://powerportalproducts.com/products/barn-finds-2/ >>>> >>>> Its best to use the contacts on the site if you're interested in any >>>> cars, >>>> but I can answer questions about them since I've laid hands and eyes on >>>> them, and even got a few started. >>>> >>>> Jaime >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jaime Kopchinski >>>> http://www.jaimekop.com/ >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Jaime Kopchinski >> http://www.jaimekop.com/ >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
