Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, Lamborghini Miura S, Workshop Catchup Part 1 | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

[@MoultrieGeek]

What a pleasant way to start my Sunday morning: another tour of Mr Tyrrell's world. Fascinating history of MB.

[@gck82s]

I know what you mean I totally forgot about all this crona virus stuff for 1/4 of an hour.

[@Sonnymonster]

MoultrieGeeks with you 100%! A forgotten classic! A friend of my dads had the series W116 6.9. He was a landscape gardener. Proving the old saying ‘where’s there’s muck there’s brass’!😊

[@MLB9000]

So can somebody please explain to me why every Mercedes driver I see is in the middle lane of the motorway doing about 52 mph with their main beam on?

[@ThomasColeFZ]

@@MLB9000 Where do you live ?

[@MLB9000]

@@ThomasColeFZ My house

[@AxLWake]

Damned, when he opened the throttle on that old Mercedes... What a sound. What a car.

[@AxLWake]

@Antonio Farina Well, he did a great job.

[@bobfrode]

that blew me away... a 60 year old car?? damn...even though it has been restored..i can now see where AMG started :)

[@Mercmad]

@@bobfrode Actually AMG started with the modyfying of the W112 300SE .They came second at Spa with one,beaten only by Fords multimillion dollar Capri .If you look at pics of the race that year you an see Alfrect and Waxenberger working in the pits during the race . Waxl wasn't supposed to even be there..Daimler was not supposed to backing car racing,so AMG got the task.

[@chappy2121]

@@bobfrode I can't remember what model but I believe they nicknamed the first amg the red pig

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

You just don't get throttle response like that on a modern car, with electronic throttles and emissions controls etc. Most of them limit the speed the throttle can actually open :/

[@wotrulke5868]

This channel is fast becoming a must see for anyone interested in cars! That Mercedes is beautiful 😍 I would love to have it my garage, if only! 💰💰💰💰

[@benjigray8690]

Yes, they are truly beautiful cars, in so many ways In 2006 I was offered one (a 300 SEL 6.3)for $13,000 the seller asked me to drive it for 2 weeks before I made up my mind needless to say, I drive it a lot during those first few weeks however, I knew it's age, and it needed quite a lot of $ to bring it up to "as new" condition, so I didn't buy it. I'm still kicking myself for thinking with my head, not my heart!

[@adrianbennett3761]

Elegance personified. The excessive chrome looks just right

[@miamimo70]

That Mercedes is a revelation, love it

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

This guy is a gentlemen genius. I really enjoy watching these and the Harry Metcalfe vids. Fascinating...I am just building an Me109 model aircraft and was wondering what the 'plunger pump' was, - thanks to Ian (Perfect timing) I now know. 👍🏻

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

My old boss in 1976 had a 450 sel 6.9 When he used to send me from Worksop out to Cleethorpes I would get 8 mpg out of it. Sounded just like that. I had to tell the staff at Trustthorpe Hall to tell him I hadn’t arrived yet. 120mph was easy Thanks for Sharing that 💝👍🏻

[@gondayi]

Zimbabwean subscriber here. I absolutely love this channel and all of its content, and I was at first pleasantly surprised to hear my country's name pop up, but then deeply saddened that the environment here has meant that so many skilled people have had to leave. I love the level of detail and insight that your videos provide. It makes a big difference to us car nerds who are starved of exposure to the kinds of things that we would love to see, but have little or no access to such things out here. 👍

[@MrJef06]

12:18 "That's what you call throttle response" 😁👍 Awesome video once again!

[@davidepperson2376]

6 plunger Bosch MFI pumps on 69-73 Porsche 911's. Awesome throttle response, unlike carbs they almost never need adjustments, and that GLORIOUS sound... Thanks Mr Tyrell!

[@dustyrusty7956]

What a magnificent machine - the MB 300 SEL 6.3. Beautifully restored (I think - if the interior is as nicely done as the exterior). Iain, more content please. Yours is the BEST auto channel on all of You Tube when it comes to explaining things properly. No wonder Harry and his compatriots use your services. The best for the best.

[@luisl.4209]

Wonderful that Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 W109, your restoration work, Mr. Tyrrel, is priceless and unbeatable, that car is equal to or better than new. All the cars he shows in his videos are in perfect used condition and in their original splendor, which gives us an idea of ​​their build quality and the quality of their restoration work to keep them in their 100% original condition. That is the great value of his work, that future generations can appreciate all those beautiful cars, not only in museums, but also on the streets and avenues. Congratulations to you and to their owners, I am aware of the enormous effort and sacrifice you make to maintain and keep them that way.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

This car is what we would call a "Dampfhammer" I did not know the technical background, thank you very much, Mr. Tyrrell!

[@jmsjms296]

@Antonio Farina Paul Bracq. Better get it right...

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

@@nickbartman3250 It was a comparison to the level of brute power this work of art, and I agree with you there, is capable of producing.

[@bennyhannover9361]

@Antonio Farina And Engineered by Rudi Uhlenhaut and Erich Waxenberger

[@bennyhannover9361]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/on_YiYV6n5aMi7M If you do not know Rudolf Uhlenhaut born in London look at this.

[@panagiotisathanasopoulos]

Tha Merc...omg... Please keep giving us videos like this... This is top quality

[@ianmedium]

“Hopefully that communicated in some way” I literally exclaimed F me when you first accelerated !

[@TheSuprahuman]

The Mercedes is just stunning, fantastic restoration. This was the fastest 16 minutes of my life. More, more...……………….

[@eldorado767]

I agree! When the slide came up, 'To Be Continued' I said, 'What?!'

[@vyshakaraj]

That 16 minutes went by really quick

[@alaindumas1824]

Paul Bracq

[@philbe9961]

I could watch hours and hours of these....thanks for the content.

[@spyroskoukidis7461]

What a car! That response and sound , there is nothing better than an old mercedes,love this car!

[@rdflo6739]

Simply dazzled by your historical knowledge, from manufacturers to personal details and technical matters. Such a pleasure to listen and watch and I'm sure these little moments will find there own historical value over time as these cars become even more rare. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@amusingarts]

Having owned a '70 6.3 in the 80's: I have to say it is the one car I would pick over any other, if I could only choose one. The only car I ever owned that literally had everything I wanted in a car. Nosebleed expensive to maintain but worth it IMHO.

[@nathanrichmondhoag1021]

How about a clean 6.9?

[@amusingarts]

@@nathanrichmondhoag1021 I'm selling my last car, an 09 528, moving to Mexico and taking up walking. I never thought I would say it,, but I'm over car culture. I don't want to sit on the freeway at 70.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Many parts for them are simply no longer available. And good luck finding any mechanic who can work on them.

[@bogged2theeyeballs695]

The 450SEL 6.9 was also ridiculously expensive to run and maintain. Apparently, few months after getting one, F1 driver James Hunt put his up on blocks and left it there for this exact reason.

[@williamthorpe5438]

MR TIRRELL'S CLASSIC WORKSHOP thanks for bringing back old memories of the Rover SD1 great car with beautiful sounding V8 engine enjoying watching your tv shows and listening to your knowledge of great British cars thankyou

[@laheu]

That 6.3 - a real 6.3 - sure does sound nice.

[@93455Driver]

Can see, hear, why Merc is so proud of the 6.3.

[@TheHeretic435]

The Benz and the Muira are roughly the same age, but the bones are from different planets.

[@VolkerHett]

The Mechanic the Mercedes was made to drive comfortably from Hamburg to Munich and back on the same day and feel relaxed whereas the Lamborghini was made to wear you out in an hour or two. Better have both! 😊

[@thomasbor]

@@VolkerHett , the mercedes of that era were workhorses

[@ufx808]

Of all the cars in Iain's workshop, the big Merc. is the one for me. no question.

[@raining7049]

Is there a more knowledgable car guy, I think not. Not only his Iain’s knowledge, skill and experience second time none his presenting style is also very accomplished. A very talented man indeed.

[@rudolfschenker]

The King of the W109 line AND a Miura in one episode, thank you KZbin for sending me this. So many Jags and Italian delights. I will be scouring this channel for Porsche and Mercedes content. Amazing how over half a century ago Daimler Benz engineers had a rough idea that pumping gas right into an engine's combustion chamber at a higher pressure than usual produced a big V8 with exceptional power, smoothness, and drivability. The grandfather of all of today's direct injection big-power gas engines. I'm sure Bosch took a lot of what they learned from this car in designing the CIS injection system of the 70's-80's and gave us cool stuff like the W116 6.9 sedan, Porsche 930, etc.

[@tam1381]

Is it me of is that the quickest 16 minutes ever. Great insight to older engineering. Older maybe ,better definitely.

[@gplusgplus2286]

Thats why you watch it twice lol.

[@RustyPetterson]

Tam: I know, when I saw it was only gonna be 16 minutes, I selfishly and greedily said "Awww is that ALL?" Haha.

[@tam1381]

@@RustyPetterson I was hoping it was 16 minutes for every car in the workshop .....

[@ThomasColeFZ]

Another fascinating video. It made me forget about coronavirus for 15 minutes. Please keep these fantastic videos coming.

[@Dr.Sheffield]

Thanks and very classy deepsea watch ✌️

[@davidclarricoates7674]

Such a good watch. Nothing better than listening to someone who really knows their stuff. I'm really enjoying your videos.

[@chrisnicotra108]

That was impressive for such a classic Mercedes. (And a fantastic sound too.)

[@chappy2121]

I bet this is one of the best garages to work at. I could listen to Iain talk a glass eye to sleep. All the knowledge and passion about these amazing pieces of machinery

[@jouleskelvin]

Beautiful machine. Excellent commentary as well. 👍🇺🇸

[@melanieraphael5144]

Wow another excellent episode full of great information. Looking forward to part 2! Thank you Iain

[@stephenberry1205]

I absolutely agree. The growl and thrust of a 300 6.3 was staggering. In 1970 aged 17 on P plates, the stockbroker father of a school chum handed me the keys to his white 6 month old 6.3 saying. "Tell me what you think" ...... My eyes lit up. I headed to the carport with his 16 year old son as my passenger. They lived in Mosman. One of Sydney's longest steepest straight uphill roads is Awaba Street, from Balmoral Beach to The Spit Road on the crest. From a standing start at the bottom, flooring it was mind blowing. I refuse to disclose how fast we were doing before sanity prevailed and I backed off. Awesome machine. The Tesla S class of its day. Half a century ago. 10 years down the track the rear would sink overnight from the air suspension. My friend's dad was an impatient guy and his son would be sent out 5 minutes ahead to start and rev the car so the suspension had risen..... Much slower than any ageing Citroen hydraulic suspension, with their very modest motive power.... Loved it. I washed the car to say a mega thank you... A very trusting man. I have owned many Citroens. Supreme high speed tourers. Never speedy accelerators except the SM and GTI Turbo.... No match for the 6.3... What would a SM be like with 6.3 instead of 3.0??

[@bowlock9901]

I could listen to you talk for hours Ian, please do more content for us all whilst were in the inevitable lockdown. Talk about anything, people will thank you for it. That Mercedes is a beauty, can't wait for part two and the Muira rebuild. Please stay safe, a friend of mine has the virus in Spain, very serious condition. Stay home folks, stay safe

[@MoultrieGeek]

I couldn't agree more. I would gladly listen to Mr Tyrrell share stories and insights for hours and I'd have a grin on my face the entire time.

[@billsaraceni]

loving that Countach in the back!!!

[@ginggur17]

A truly stunning car. Oh the sound. Lovely. Thankyou.

[@lewisseocompany8292]

I am so happy to have found this channel!

[@corneliusdrvanderbilt822]

1974 ... Brussels... I was appointed MD of a British Computer Software Company to manage its European Operations: Darmstadt, Paris, Amsterdam and Geneva. I was looking for a LHD German car. An American had bought and customized it to 6.9 ...exactly the same colour with European front Lights. He had been transferred and could not take it with him due to Emission Control of California. He offloaded it onto me. I was 32 then. It was a Super Limousine. Like everyone else, I had been a car man, but this one was just phenomenal. I am 82 now. I still remember my flooring the accelerator from Aachen ...She was like an Italian Cat in a big box. It was the finest car that I ever drove and owned. She was quite thirsty on Oil and Petrol but saved time. I should have never sold it.

[@thejamiestarbuck]

Detailed video, absolutely perfect. Subscribed.

[@93455Driver]

Always informative and interesting, always learn something after watching a Tyrell video.

[@andythebritton]

Fascinating, as always. Thankyou Mr T.

[@rasmusthomsen8058]

Once again amazing! Tyrrells videos are of such high quality and so educational for all us petrolheads!

[@racekar80]

Love the fuel injection info, never knew it was developed for aircraft

[@Mercmad]

it wasn't actually. The first application was on a little 2 stroke car called a 'GutBrod'. It was recognized early on that injection would enable a fighter plane to maneuver without problems so was developed for the Daimler inverted engine.

[@bologna1400]

Absolutely love your videos Tyrrell. thank you so much for providing such insight during a very strange time in the world. please keep them coming!

[@BokorRider]

oh yes that acceleration was apparent on the video... reminds me of a 3.9l v8 I used of have in an old MGB.. :D..............excellent video thank you for taking the time to produce this

[@flightis3dollars]

Thanks. Such a joy to watch as per usual.

[@Billyclark51]

The knowledge this guy has is amazing, i wish i knew a fraction of what he knows!

[@alandowney5851]

The fuel injection system in the DB601 gave the Bf109 a combat advantage over the Spitfire as it supplied fuel constantly from the initial transition into a power dive. The Merlin was fed by a blow through carburettor system (RR favoured this for charge cooling reasons) and the petrol in the float chamber would be thrown awry starving the engine of fuel. To avoid this, skilled pilots would roll the Spitfire into the dive to follow the 109. But this was still a tactical disadvantage and a wily Messerschmidt jockey knew they could disengage from combat when required by diving away. An engineer, Beatrice "Tilly" Shilling (also a racing motorcyclist) came up with a baffle trap in the float chamber to negate the starvation issue. The modification was nicknamed "Miss Shilling's orifice".

[@jimjenkins673]

This man needs his own television show, unbelievable teacher and my god what a setting (garage, vehicles etc) for him to share his encyclopedic knowledge with us, thanks so much for recording this for my children’s children.

[@paulaus]

Ooohh I'd spotted that MB in the background in the last video . Thanks for the insight.

[@gripp9k]

So glad Harry's Garage sent me here a few months ago. Mr. Tyrrell, this might very well be the best car channel on youtube. For reals. Cheers :)

[@ericpisch2732]

This is rapidly becoming one of the best KZbin channels, that merc is wonderful

[@massimilianomicor8775]

Great! Just like ever! Thanks Iain... the more we spend with you in your workshop the more we feel better... Thanks. Max.

[@carlwinslow4175]

All those cars will be better after coming out of that garage,what a privilege to watch.

[@ExpatMoe]

Crazy beautiful car, perfection..

[@B17NNS]

What a stunning car 😍

[@1844w111]

Great video once again! Thank you!

[@DIRBert]

Fascinating stuff. 👍

[@Dan-wz9tr]

Another enthralling episode Iain hooked on your knowledge and workshop content........

[@ahouseofcars8198]

My team and I would like to thank Iain, we’re so excited for every new video!

[@grayfool]

Great to see another episode and what a glorious example of the 6.3. Certainly a dream car for me. Thank you so much.

[@sheumais63]

A friend of mine's dad owned one of these Mercs for a while and a filling station, so it sort of made sense. As he was on the company's insurance, my friend could drive it, but it wasn't something you took out for joy rides. Fast in a straight line, more like a boat in the corners.

[@tommy198712]

When he full throttle the engine at 11:55 KZbin auto-generated subtitle : [music] I agree KZbin auto-generated subtitle, I agree.

[@gck82s]

Hello Mr Tyrrel moral is important and at this time what you are doing is very important for sanity of all of us home trapped petrolheads so more content is badly needed even if it's only a ten minute walkaround of a car and why its in on the Eclat XJ12 or sl ect, so stay well and keep it coming.

[@gck82s]

May be Morale would be better if I could spell.

[@victortamini847]

gck82s Agreed!

[@HawkMillFarm]

Is there nothing this gentleman doesn’t know about old cars. Perfect Sunday evening viewing.

[@rogerhudson9732]

The fabulous 300SEL6.3, what modern MB saloon is as nice? ( In my opinion , none), Did you see the air suspension ride quality as well as the acceleration. A restoration to 'as good as new', lovely. My Porsche 911S has a Bosch mechanical fuel pump, very complex to tune and terrible fuel economy but the same quick response.

[@jamie7056]

Roger Hudson Forgot about the air suspension,thanks.Possibly the W124 500E a similar Q car?

[@vwman70]

Love this channel. Love the technical explanations of things and all the great cars.

[@nakhonsisean]

When I was little, late 60s, we lived in Munich. My father told me of him racing one of these 6.3s in his Miura, he recounted that he could not shake the 6.3 on the straights, only in the corners. But, every time the road opened up again the 6.3 would haul him in. This was on the open road, not a race track! Always wanted one of these from his stories but had to make do with a 123 300D!

[@jimk7882]

Wow, what a cool story.

[@markrossow6303]

When I was a kid in U.S. Army Occupied Zone West Germany, we had a gray Ponton sedan with flower-bud vase on solid walnut dash; 190SL; 280SE; 280SEL 3.5

[@alejandropereira7092]

Master!!

[@johnprince5931]

Thank you for the vid. It's very much worth you making them because we all love them.

[@mohammedzaman8977]

Beautiful looking and sounding mecedes..i like old cars much more than the modern look

[@stevem268]

hopefully we'll see something of harry's espada!

[@kirisgarage8590]

stevem268 definitely but probably on Harry’s garage channel 👍

[@TheSoupdragon1968]

Another great vlog, I spent many an unhappy hour under my TR6 with a hot air gun stripping underseal off of it. At least you won't have molten bitumen dripping on you!!

[@Carrera-gp9od]

Love that merc , I hope you can continue to upload videos in the next few weeks . The thought of being stuck in the house with no new car videos is depressing!!!

[@Ghosthunter1968]

Perfect Sunday viewing followed by Harry

[@allanscott7512]

Thanks Iain - very entertaining and looking forward to part - all the best

[@allanscott7512]

Part 2.,

[@jon-paulcooper8336]

Always fantastic to watch and learn from. Love this channel!

[@teashea1]

My parents purchased a 1968 280 SE. It started my love for cars. I used to love to wash and wax it - and to drive it. It was such an excellent car compared to any of its competition.

[@geoffkirkpatrick9727]

Fun and informative video. I've owned a couple of 6.3's and they are huge fun. The barrel-chested roar of that V8 at full throttle is mind-melting. They were absurdly cheap for a long time, but finally are moving up in price. Mine went for peanuts in the mid-2000's. The story of my life, I'm afraid.

[@dam4274]

First time here. Love the history lesson! Subscribed

[@dougbaliko4604]

Hello from the other side of the pond. Thank you for this wonderful video. A short respite from all of the coronavirus worry. Be safe!

[@vittorio5062]

Thank you for the video and for mentioning Marchesi, the chassis Constructor in Modena. That's great!

[@gwynn1104]

Always such a treat to get these videos. I learn something new every time

[@gerrywatson261]

All ways a pleasure to watch your videos, Ian. Thank you so much.

[@gilron9585]

great channel and knowledge. I subscribed and will be happy to see more :)

[@kitthearty]

I had a 280se 3.5 1972 v8 from 1990 to 95. Fuel injected. Blue. Lovely car. Even that could move fast, especially from 30mph to 70 or 80. Drank petrol probably 12 mpg on a trip. Lovely motor. The house would shake when someone drove it into the garage. That was in NZ so the stacked headlights were not like the US version. It was great on a long trip, so smooth. Expensive to keep on the road though.

[@MrFlyingguy]

what a legend! car is stush too... i had a 71' w108 280se and thought it went well on 6 pot.

[@edwinthompson159]

Another great vid - very educational and your delivery is professor like - extremely knowledgeable on your subject. I have gotten to were I look forward to your videos more than others; I hope your channel keeps growing.

[@paulog8813]

Mr. Tyrrel we want you to continue to post those treasure videos for many, many years from now. Plz fasten your seatbelts. I think that 6.3 still have the 2 points belts, but I couldn’t see you wearing them either. If you used, please excuse me. Greetings from Brazil. Stay safe.

[@adamwort7160]

Hes ok if he hits anything just flick the wipers on

[@adamwort7160]

The rules we're if on test drive seat belts not required (those rules have probably changed now)

[@TurnFullCircle]

this is just so awesome...all the best.

[@digijams]

"Buyers of the 300 SEL 6.3 were celebrities, pop-stars...." He forgot dictators lol! My god that Lambo is going to cost some money but I am sure the finished product will be astounding I LOVE this channel, the history lesson of that fuel injection unit was incredible, how it has lasted that long from fighter planes to the 70s.

[@TheHotshox]

Great video of a great car on a great channel! I would love to see something on the CX and R107 in the background when you get the chance please

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

Until Ford Australia released the Falcon XY GTHO Phase III in 1971, the Merc was the fastest four-door sedan in the world straight out of the factory. These big Mercs are just a delight. I would have a 600 Grösser if I could afford the bills!

[@ronmccullock1407]

Fantastic

[@moran68]

Fantastic video ! 😊

[@johan00236]

10:48 you must give the engine what it wants, so opening the taps, is the right thing to do 😉 Its the car of my dreams, but no money or good garage enough to let it rest, but maybe i can lend one, its perfect getaway car for after "visiting" the bank 🙂

[@josephelias9081]

I'd imagine that 600 performance was fabulously addictive back in the day.

[@stephenhenion8304]

Addictive , even today !!