That is pretty rad. I do not like the 124 sedans unless they're done up like that or something similar. I don't even like black wheels, but it's working, looks awesome, good job!

I dont think it would be that hard to squeeze in a V8, with the battery in the trunk, and if you relocated the fuse box, the cubby holes could be rearranged, and the stuff on the inner fender wells is pretty moveable. Especially if you went EFI, shoot... Seems to free up a lot of space. It does make you appreciate the little "Rover" V8s though. Why cant more companies do that?

Here's a visual comparasson of the 500E and Hammer engine compartments.

500E


Hammer


M117 32V without air cleaner in a W126 I think.

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

Now, THIS is the engine I want in my 500E.

C11 Sauber M119 Engine.....

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

for Vladamir to look out for me in , live about 15 miles roughly away from ya .

tht's an awsome ce!
congratulations man!

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oasis-it's good to be free...

aye its a geniune 300ce 24v 3.4L amg , nearly as rare as vladamir's

Nice car! There's one of them here in Australia too.
How quick are they?

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1989 300CE "Project HWA124"
(400rwhp Turbo Technics AMG C36 engine)

not sure exactly but its pretty quick , not a scratch on your 400bhp beast but its 0-100kph is under 7 secs , 272bhp , 338nm torque , not sure on the top end.

nice, get some black out tint, then it would be sickkk

Beautiful car, theres an excellent expose on it (your car Vladamir) in a Mercedes Enthusiast magazine, the August edition. A quote " Just two RHD cars were made for the UK. This was the first, the original customer and press demo of Strattons......The other belonged to Jeff Lynne, leader of the Electric Light Orchestra (EMO), who wrote it off" . Rare indeed!

Gorgeous car, Vladamir! Any more pics?

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

I have only same steering

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So just how rare is that type of steering wheel? This is the one that came on my 190D:

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'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

Love it! What a fine-looking ride you have.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Hehehe I haven't really noticed that my 300 CE has some rare parts after I found this site. Such as AMG hood and steering wheel. Actually I'm looking for front & rear AMG bumps but not easy to find it.

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