Street in Barbizon, France

Mercedes-Benz W123


Folder: Mercedes-Benz
Pix of the last "real" Mercedes and the most popular model of Daimler-Benz of all times.

Holiday day 4: near the edge

06 Jun 2007 94
Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62ShLY8I48

Holiday day 4: Unimog and Mercedes-Benz 200D

Holiday day 4: Falzarego Pass

06 Jun 2007 108
Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62ShLY8I48

Holiday day 4: Spot the Benz

06 Jun 2007 102
Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62ShLY8I48

Holiday end of day 4: View from Gasthof Emma in To…

06 Jun 2007 106
One night with breakfast € 25

Holiday day 5: At the top of the road to the Tre C…

07 Jun 2007 121
That road is so steep, that I could only drive in the first gear. At the top it was rather foggy.

Holiday day 5: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

07 Jun 2007 172
At the top (Hochtor) 2504 meters. This pass is quite impressive: 2504 meter at his highest point and about 40 turns; about 12 kilometers climbing at 12% and then about 12 kilometers of descent at the same percentage. I climbed it in second gear and I could really feel the heat coming from the engine and gear box. Engine temperature wasn't raised during the climb, low outside temperature and high circulation and cooling from the high revs kept it down. The Großglockner people seem to think this pass is ideal for oldtimers . They speak of "gentle gradients". I wonder if they are talking about the same pass. You have to pay toll for using this road: € 26 for a car.

Holiday day 5: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

07 Jun 2007 147
This pass is quite impressive: 2504 meter at his highest point and about 40 turns; about 12 kilometers climbing at 12% and then about 12 kilometers of descent at the same percentage. I climbed it in second gear and I could really feel the heat coming from the engine and gear box. Engine temperature wasn't raised during the climb, low outside temperature and high circulation and cooling from the high revs kept it down. The Großglockner people seem to think this pass is ideal for oldtimers . They speak of "gentle gradients". I wonder if they are talking about the same pass. You have to pay toll for using this road: € 26 for a car.

Holiday day 5: My Benz next to a Mercedes-Benz 220…

07 Jun 2007 118
The 220 D has a Serbian number plate.

Holiday day 5: End of the day in Gasthof Oberstege…

08 Jun 2007 106
This is in Austria, in the little village of Söll am Wilden Kaiser. A room with breakfast was € 36 for cash and € 38 if you payed with credit card. Their website: www.gasthof-oberstegen.at/

Holiday day 6: Mercedes-Benz 280 CE in Salzburg wi…

Holiday day 6: Last cheap fuel stop in Austria

08 Jun 2007 122
Only € 0.932 per liter (about US$ 4.72 per US gallon)

Holiday day 6: Mercedes-Benz 230E

08 Jun 2007 112
On the German Autobahn A3.

Holiday day 6: My Merc next to a great-grandson

08 Jun 2007 138
The people in the modern E-class didn't look half as happy as I.

Holiday day 6: With a 200D you spend a lot of time…

08 Jun 2007 136
On the way back on the German Autobahn A3.

Merc spotting: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 200

1981 Mercedes-Benz 230 E

1977 Mercedes-Benz 200 D

25 Jun 2007 98
It had a 240D badge, so perhaps a engine change.

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