450SEL 6.9 -

No prob, i love these articles, they make me reminisce. There are still so many on the roads, too. Anywyas, enjoy, i will keep finding more stories ...

LOL, looks nasty.

Wow. You know I remember this car as mainly a diesel MB. I think a neighbor may have had a diesel. My dad was an MB Tech from 1986-2000 so he worked on many of these cars. I never really saw them as being that great. Probably because I thought that the model that replaced the series was beautiful. But after reading this it makes me realize that this was an important and very popular car for Mercedes.

I totally agree with you there ZicZachZo - the W123's replacment (the W124) was an absolutely brilliant car.

Gosh it really was and still is. It holds a special place in my heart as my all time favorite MB to date. Talk about classic lines, sturdy build, and just yea... I dunno Timeless imo. I really want one actually. I'm going to sell my 190 and get either a 94 or a 95. The facelift makes it look really fresh. But I wouldn't mind having an earlier example either.

Lovely thread Alx; superb info and re-familiarisation of what has to be the best E-Class ever (along with the utterly covetable W124).

My grandfather offered me his W123 - to just have - and I stupidly, annoyingly turned him down. One of my better life-skills acquiring blunders I tell you. The car was mint (except for an easliy repairable scratch on the front passenger door) and I was naive. F&ck.

Yup, the W124 was a fine automobile. My family owned a gold coloured pre-facelift 260 E in HK. The 500 E and E 500 LTD must be the highlights of the W124 series.

Does anyone think the W124 looks more "Merc" than the current E-class? There's something really imposing about the old car.

That's a dangerous question to ask 450SEL 6.9 - some people around here get very defensive about these Mercedes design issues - my opinion should come as no surprise to you - I absolutely think the W124 looks more like a "real" Merc - but I do think the current E class is also a good looking car, I just doubt it will ever be quite as iconic as the W124.

well thats how we feel today.. in the feature there will be a new E class with another type of design lingo.. and then we might feel or the next generation that the W211 was more MB´ish.. things change..
And if what you say is true.. then the same goes for all BMW post bangle.. cause they really stirred things up there.. they are very diffrent from the old ones..
But still it doesent bother me.. i like new enterpetations of old designs.. some are brilliant some less brilliant..

The W124 was a major turning point for MBs cars, it marked the end of the 'work horse' Mercedes.