Hi Martyn, just come across your video, what an impressive piece of work. I’m looking to put a V8 on W123 1983 240D, which V8/model would you recommend. Your help is greatly appreciated. Cheers Adi

Good to see a young person learning the restoration trade. Good man

Great video! I don't suppose you still have the v8 engine mounts?

Wow, what transmission is in it?

Love your work and thank you for uploading these videos your a golden ball of information bud. Im currently building a w123 with the 350se v8 from the w116sel. Mate most difficult part of the build so far was finding info on builds like this. So really appreciate you mate cheers

Beautiful car ! Stacked headlights beautiful👌

Just wonderful 🎉closest I will ever get to being in one 😢

I’ve flipped 30 plus Mercedes here in Houston , mostly w123 , holding onto my latest finds , just wont drive anything else .

I would have kept the orange roof for the a full-on 70`s vibe,I remember the hip colours of the 1970s were very much Brown and Orange.

That huge back window is absolutely gorgeous,and such a 1970s icon.

My father bought one of these in the 1980`s but only kept it about 6 months,he had terrible problems with it and his mechanic said it was a deathrap,something to do with a common problem where the steering wheel drive can completely become detached from the wheels so you could be heading down the motorway or going into a corner and all of a sudden completely losing control of the steering....Beautiful-looking car though,Harry`s Garage did an amazing "Restomod" video of his one on here.

How do I get in contact with you guys ref work on my Mercedes please?

great video! can you tell us more about engine mounts that you made please.any specification...thanks a lot

That was interesting thanks (W123 owner)

Great job ! Really love the M117 CE projects. How can i order a set of the Bespoke engine mounts ?

very wonderfull

RollsRoyce is so beautiful

love rollsroyce

I've owned a silver spirit and a silver shadow, both absolutely gorgeous cars 🚗 😍

Ma786sai Dua indeed a Rolls-Royce is not a car for everyone, yet it means a lot of things to someone. Like a Stradivarius violin, chooses its owner. It can truly be said that every Rolls, will also select up s own owner. I recently acquired a lovely 1982 Spirit. An unforgettable experience. Something you can’t physically quantify. But each time you have the privilege of getting behind it’s yacht-like steering, the ecstasy you sense within, remains an intangible joy unlike that of ANY other marque. Truly. A life-time companion to waft in regal elegance.

Hi martyn i watched the first of the new bangers series this week they reckon you cant make money restoring old motors and i can see why. great work dont come cheap !

gosh what a job

I've restored a few 190SL's when working for a resto shop. The costs involved with those cars makes your eyes bleed.. 😁

Great work pure art.

all that work amazing job

Looks like the proverbial ton of lead around the rear of the body .Did you remove it ?

thistle green ,nice!

I found this channel after surfing YT looking for W123 engine conversion vids. The 560 is a 10-1 engine? I put one into a W111....(!) .The only way we get those here is to track down wrecked ex UK or Hong Kong cars. Our OZ delivered 560's are all US smog Spec engines and not really all that powerful. One of my daily's is a W123 1985 300D with SST turbo and manual trans .It's only 136,000 miles but rusty. Another is one I bought from a scrap yard last month to get it's M110 engine for a customers W114. It's perfectly straight and rust free,having come from outback Queensland. I have no idea what to do with it's remains yet and seems far too good to part out.

Excellent as always! Keep up the great work.

great vid cant wait for these , not so long for the next one :)

Beautiful car. Love the paint job

Great video, really enjoyed it !

The work you do is excellent ! Trying to make sure my Saab Aero convertible is regularly checked for corrosion by taking inner wheel liners off and treating everywhere with Waxoyl

how difficult is such a conversion of the engine from m102 to m117?

Full respect !!! not easy to restore ! absolutely the best car ever ! style, grace, and beauty, Italian ,English , American, dream boat.

I knew this was Mickey Most‘s RR, the Moment I saw it. I think this is the only Corniche in the world with this unique color. Also, I believe he had it in the south of France for many years. I love the old RR‘s! It‘s a real experience to drive or to be driven around in! I have a 1965 Shad I‘m restoring. One of the first ones made. Warms my heart to see it in my garage!❤️

Great to see skilled and Knowledgeable work 👌

Cart springs in the Jensen - not very sophisticated?

Excellent skills and knowledge 👌

I had one once. It changed your driving style immediately and you arrived suitability calm. Throwing it around a bend was a technique! BTW thanks for the video

Just found these ! brilliant - proper restorations showing how time consuming and expensive it is to get a proper job !

Great skills and knowledge - where are you based please ?

Great skills and knowledge ! where are you based please ?

Love these restorations 👌

Great to find real classic car restoration programme not skipping the hard , dirty tedious jobs which is the reality unfortunately

Hi martin I didnt think any body could have a w123 that was more rotten than mine. Im nearly two years in and still welding. Ill be watching with interest to see how the pro's tackle it.

I like

V8 W123, What a stunning car!

So rotten. I applaud you for taking on such a huge and expensive task.

Nice job Martyn.