Modifying Classic Mercedes.

[SmartAmg]

What's your thoughts on Classic Mercedes being Modified, are you horrified, is it sacrilege?
Most seem to be just lowered and a nice set of wheels, personally I think they look great. Here's a few examples.

 

[JBell]

Some good some bad, they call it Restomoding IIRC.

The red one is nice, the wheels on the black S are not right on that car

 

[mioba]

There is a shed of the week thread.
The pics you show are more pimp my ride.
Personally I like to keep things original. If some people like what they have done then all so be it.

 

[Blobcat]

They’ve all made those cars much worse...

Take some of the most comfortable and nice cars to drive, cut the springs with an angle grinder and fit stupid wheels...

 

[A.J.]

All just criminally barstadised, absolutely appalling. I don't like any of them at all, can you tell ?

 

[Srdl]

I was thinking I liked the red one and then I realised it would look so much better as an original

Edit... something like this:

 

[MBDevotee]

Keep it original - plenty of naff cars you can mod if you want to - why ruin a classic?

 

[A.J.]

I was thinking I liked the red one and then I realised it would look so much better as an original

Edit... something like this:

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Now that is lovely, from the golden age of MB in my opinion and looking as it should do, love it

 

[00slk]

I am a classic car modifier and have done plenty in the past, I have got one on the go at the moment
The W123's really adapt nicely to a lower stance and wider wheels, not soo much the larger Mercedes models.
I'd love to fit a 5.5 litre supercharge engine into a W115

 

[SL63 Mark]

I think they look fine, and hats off to people who are using old cars to express their artistic and engineering flair.

It's not as though the originals are particularly rare and precious, it's not like retouching the Mona Lisa for example.

 

[SmartAmg]

A couple more.

 

[Jimbo1959]

Some look good, some don't, pretty much like any car, it's all down to personal taste.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Just no

 

[Flyinspanner]

That W112 is fantastic.

 

[Jimbo1959]

That W112 is fantastic.

Agreed 100%.

 

[Blobcat]

Newer Mercedes are also available completely ruined...

 

[dry run]

Your car - your choice! They'll certainly turn heads and stomachs in equal proportions. Personally, I see nothing wrong unless you are working on something rare or truely classic.

 

[00slk]

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Newer Mercedes are also available completely ruined...

Trust you Blobcat to ruin the thread

 

[peterws1957]

I am a classic car modifier and have done plenty in the past, I have got one on the go at the moment
The W123's really adapt nicely to a lower stance and wider wheels, not soo much the larger Mercedes models.
I'd love to fit a 5.5 litre supercharge engine into a W115

I'm with you 00slk. At least most seem to just change the wheels and lower the car and of course spend a fortune restoring the bodywork and chrome. You suspect that a proportion of these cars would have ended up languishing and eventually rotting away.

 

[Blobcat]

Trust you Blobcat to ruin the thread

Fancy a CL500? I'm looking at you @SmartAmg