Vehicle Owner

Member ID: benediktr

Location: Gardabaer, IS

Vehicle Info

1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Last updated: Apr 20, 2009

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Benedikt’s Mercedes-Benz 230
“Gr�i fi�ringurinn”

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Mercedes Benz 230E - W124 - 1983

Bought this car in December 2006 to drive to work :o)

Update August 2007:
This car has been more fun to drive than I ever expected.
Yet since changing jobs I will have to give this piece away since I am only have time and space for one old car :o(
Perhaps I will be able to put in a video here as well soon :o)

Here are some new pics taken in Hafnafjörður in Iceland:

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

Here are a several of pics I took of it on a "sunny winterday" in Reykjavik - Iceland

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

New pictures added, January 15 there was a plenty of snow in Iceland and I took several pics of my W123 in the snow:

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

benediktr's 1983 Mercedes-Benz 230

Update January 16, 2009

I guess I've been quite lazy updating "my garage".
I sold this car in 2007 since it was beginning to rust a bit too much for me.
Instead I got a W124 300D (diesel) that had been "driven to the moon and back" (a former Taxi).
Unfortunately that car was damaged in a freaky car accident (just minding it's own business in a parking space) so I sold it.  Got another W123 230E with a stick. 
Will try to post pics of those W124 brothers later.

 

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TonyzIROC  

Posted by: TonyzIROC

12/09/2007 06:17AM

Love the W123 chassis. I was stationed in Keflavik from 99-2000, loved the country. Had I known I would be buying these cars and loving them as much as I do, I would have scoured the junkyards up there for European parts. Like your headlights, for example. Just cant' get the good stuff here in the USA. When you get the chance, check out my 300 Diesels.

Sigurbjorn  

Posted by: Sigurbjorn

04/10/2007 12:08PM

Nice ride :) K�ktu � minn

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: benediktr

Location: Gardabaer, IS