Classic Mercedes W110 Lebanon - Meet the King of Kings
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- Omar Ch Alchaar has travelled millions of kilometers with his beloved Mercedes W110 cab across Lebanon and many other countries. Learn more about the 89-year-old taxi driver from Bakhoun and his honorary title as the King of Kings.
00:00 Mercedes 1 Million Kilometers
00:12 Oldest Taxi Driver
00:33 Mercedes W 110
00:56 Omar Chukri Alchaar, Taxi Driver
01:50 How to become a taxi driver in Lebanon
02:34 Mercedes Fintail W110
04:54 Driving in Lebanon
05:47 Lebanon Economic Crisis
06:29 Taxi Bakhoun
07:25 Bakhoun King of Kings
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Mercedes should renovate his car and create a documentary about him
I'm pretty sure that the king will rather keep his old beast. 😅
But I like the idea!
Agree
If they renovate it at their current standards it will break in a few months
Restoration is the right word
Absolutely
best memories when i was living in lebanon as a kid we got around in
these great mercedes cabs
I have been in his taxi a countless times.... what a lovely man.
How lovely to hear from someone who has been a passenger in his car! Thanks for watching, and commenting! :-) We'd love to hear more about what it was like in his taxi. What route did you travel?
Someone who’s been driving a cab for that long has every right to tell EVERYONE to learn how to drive 😂
@Ralph Reilly where you from
@@bekabeka71 well he could be from...every place on earth that has roads,cars and drivers.
4:06 that E30♥️
I can't believe I'm watching something positive for once about Lebanon.
Finally a topic that has nothing to do with politics and the economic crisis.
Thanks a lot. Maybe you should subscribe our channel 😉
@@DWREV I searched for Lebanon, not for cars. 😊
I wish someone would cover Lebanon's crazy car culture.
Lebanese love cars, they have more enthusiast cars per capita than anywhere else. Sports cars, luxury cars, classic cars, etc.
Despite economic hardships they find a way to hang on to their passion.
4:06 three legends in the same shot 😄
Darn! If only regulations allowed old taxis to run on the roads, we'd still have plenty of classic taxis around. The oldest taxi I've rode in was a 1968 Datsun Cedric back in 2008 before the law banning taxis older than 10 years came into effect. I've ridden in older Peugeot 404 and Mercedes W123 taxis, but those were in the 1980s, so they were not so old then. Hats off to this guy! He's a national treasure, and so is his car.
I love old Mercedes cars .. what a lovely old man
What a lovely man with an awesome car! Great video!
more content like this please. I daily drive a rusty 240D and it'll be great to see more classic mercedes videos
edit: if that engine wasn't rebuilt then im sure that thing drinks ALOT ALOT of oil
هيدا لبنان 🇱🇧 الأصالة والتميز
DW needs to show these videos to Mercedes leadership to go back to their old ways
Little bit
Lebanon has a long love story with Mercedes....
Salute for both the legends.
Lebanon is a nice country and rich in culture and landscape ❤
الله حيو
Is it also rich in fanaticism and racism?
@@donbabilio8298 of course there has to be a negative and ignorant comment here.
اعرف هذا الشخص معرفة شخصية واعرف ابنه ومنزله وسيارته ما زالت معه.❤😊
Lebanon My country ❤️🇱🇧❤️
It looks beautiful.
Omar is Lebanon natural treasure
Also if I am not mistaking another Mercedes’ E230 pass Omar with unbelievable load which I thought is pick up truck . But I was wrong.
Mercedes Benz is Lebanon’s nation car and this video I proved it
وأنا كدالك سيارتي تجوزت المليون .من صنع ياباني ولازالت جيدة. أخوكم محمد من أكادير
Beautiful man. Beautiful car.
I love the effort and the time put into this. But please use subtitles instead of dubbing: I would love to hear the people talk in theur native language.
My older brother had the toy pedal version. I loved it "Politzei" edition. I've my fair share since W123, W124, W126, W202, W203, W204 & W210. My favourite was the W202 C230 Kompressor Sport. Lovely little car. I think BMW or Mercedes straight six is the most reliable as it is naturally balanced. However I do know that, E36 & E46 4 cylinder versions got excellent milage especially the manual gearboxes
The old Mercedes are fantastic, i drive my 350 SE from 73 and is still running without trouble❤❤
He is sure a legend.
Mercedes German tiger excels in work and performance 😊
This mercedes is awesome
I'm a life long fan of the W123, but have always wanted a W110
Nice, thank you for sharing with us...
Loved the video 👍
Hes happy and still like a champ because of he’s purpose to be able to work at the age of 89.
Most of the people may get the retirement at the age of 60 but than what?
May Allah restore the country from its current financial turmoil and inflation ameen
That was awesome !
Simply superb! ❤
Love these videos !!!!
So do we! Check out the other ones on our channel 😉
Mercedes should honor this man in some way. Perhaps a new car for him, or rebuild this one.
It would be a fitting homage To a Mercedes legend.😊
Restoring it instead of giving a new one
It means that oldtimer cars have best quality....
You know, if Mercedes offered him a brand new E Class in exchange for this machine I bet he would decline.
because it will not live over driving on emtpy tank and refuelling with 5L canister :D
Yeah he will. Thought the same as well. 👍
He would, sell the new Mercedes and buy a bunch of spares for his classic
❤made me smile 😊
benz museum in germany should've do something to this car just like what has been done to gunther holtorf's g class
Respects from Kashmir Pakistan Umar.🇵🇰❤
The legend
Gut gemacht Taxi-Fahrer Konig Omar ❤
الف الف مبروك يا اخي بارك الله فيك وبارك في لبنان
What a sweet man! How can you not love him
AMAZING MACHINE
Omar is brilliant
World needs more people like omar. " He loves everybody and everybody loves him"
The legendary is driving a legend
Well said
GREAT!
Fantastic man and car❤❤❤
What a fn legend
Heckfloss!!!!
Lebanon🇱🇧
*_Supir country😎_*
مرسيدس تاريخ عريق
Born in 1963. That‘s it. (Compare to Porsche 911 model, W100 „Der grosse Mercedes“ 600, several Italian dreamcars, .. too much to list) 😉😊
They are both legends!❤
Where does passenger suit case go when the boot is full of car parts?
There's plenty of room there you yourself might be able to fit in there
Back in the days when engineers designed the cars, not the marketing department.
Nearly 70 years of experience? Omar is more of a classic than the 110.
You can say that again!
جيد لا بأس ، تحياتنا لعمر
I owned one of those years age, the "4 on the tree' gear shift is something that I have never seen in any other car.
Peugeot 504.
I learned to drive a manual in a '61 Ponton 180b. Actually '4 on the tree' was very common on European and British cars of the 50s, 60s, and into the '70s. There were even some vehicles with '5 on the tree'! 🙂
Lebanese love Merc 😂
Maşallah Haci
Bro they have a lot of old mers
Hood Ornament is from an Imperial.
Are you the same Robert Lutz that succeeded Lee Iacocca as head of Chysler?
@@martinliehs2513 no I am not. But he is still alive and well at 90 now.
Crazy
Mercedes cars of today will barely get passed their extended warranty. 😅
Imperial (Chrysler) hood ornament.
Yes, I noticed that too.
Mercedes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Mercedes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Just a man and his ride
❤❤❤
Bakhoun baby❤
Surprised 🙀
In France they now have a law called SCHLABOUBVE, from next year you can only drive 5000 KM with a combustion engine.
Ah that's boring
Many say unkind things about Mercedes tailfins. However, they are really a safety feature. From the driver's seat, they mark the rear corners of the car, which you can see while backing up. Try that with most modern cars!
Mercedes should give him brand new one as a complementary gift
Its a rust free zone.
Half the time he wasn't even looking at the road but rather facing the camera haha or busy talking to the crew behind haha 🤪😂🤣 scary lol!
That's true 😄
You should you should see me drinking coffee talking on my phone and lighting the cigarette while driving
بخعون ♥️
He's wearing an Australian NRL teams beanie. Penrith PANTHERS have supports in Lebanon lol
😆
I noticed that. He must have relatives in Sydney.
this man is an absolute hazard to the streets but god would i fight for his right to keep at it
Firstly if you noticed he drives very slow,second do you see any major accident damage on his car that he drives for decades?
Guy could drive with his eyes shut I'd worry about the young'uns who don't even have a license
I worry about the new punks in the street who should not have a license before I worry about this guy...
Where did he get the panthers beanie from?
literally drive it till the wheels falls off
Also, how did he get that Penrith Panthers beanie?
I'm sure he's a fan
No 1 can beat Toyota🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
at 0.59 the oldman never saw the biker from the left .....🤣🤣
🇱🇧❤🇩🇪
Seems like a geat soul! drives the common mans Laundalet
4-5km/L fuel consumption if not well maintained
😎👍
Interesting that this car was purchased by Omar in 1975, at the start of the civil war in Lebanon. Nevertheless, a million km over 60 years averages to about 16,700 km per year. By North American standards, that is not much, particularly for a commercial vehicle.
That's true. But look at the roads in Lebanon
Tough old cars. I drive a 1980 Mercedes 240d manual w123 here in usa between North Carolina Tennesse and georgia. Slow as Xmas. Tough. I can use Jb Weld. Duct tape. Silicone. Wire. Coins. And zip ties to keep it running.
The engine is a m115 with a stromberg carb, not period correct
What is the correct engine for this car? I think he said the engine was almost as old as car indicating replacing? He bought it used in 1970s?
@@technicalitems731 I saw somewhere here that the car is 60, but the engine is 'only' 45!
Incrível a sua historia....mas já não deveria conduzir, a ver pelo video, está meio perigoso, visão já não é o que era🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀
Mercedes is the king👍👍
His face is turning into car shape
Diesel or gasoline?
It runs... But the fuel sender and the instrument cluster seems to be dead because the car runs out of fuel with no further notice
Penrith panthers beanie tho 😂
The Mercedes campaign is obligated to give him a new Mercedes for this advertisement.
car needs clutch replacement otherwise he will destroy syncros on gearbox
people can't even take care of their cars in the U.S. how embarrassing