1977 Mercedes-Benz 300D W123 Walk-around

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  • Walk-around of my 1977 Mercedes-Benz 300D W123. My grandfather bought this car brand new in 1977 in Annapolis, MD. I sold the car in 2019 to a Mercedes-Benz collector where it will have a great life. VIRTUAL TEST DRIVE VIDEO OF THE CAR: • 1977 Mercedes-Benz 300...
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  • @loverbite1
    @loverbite1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Best mercedes model ever made

  • @a.s.8704
    @a.s.8704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My father owned a 240D from 1980 and my brothers and me grew up in this car. He worked as a taxi driver for 19 years and that car had the original gear box. I can say this is the best car ever 🙂

  • @booblam6919
    @booblam6919 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Benz is the greatest ...greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲

  • @alaanady2723
    @alaanady2723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The best cars
    The bestest colors ....
    Very cheerful colors
    The best era of time ....
    The best music
    The 70s

  • @yazky69
    @yazky69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This car belongs in a museum.

  • @gentleman5339
    @gentleman5339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    👍The best Mercedes ever made

  • @sanjayarman
    @sanjayarman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My maternal uncle had this exact color (Maroon/Burgundy) with tan interior for his 300D.
    My Dad has a Biscayne Blue 300D
    Turbo Diesel still in mint condition, that was custom made and shipped from the factory in Germany 🇩🇪.
    These are very durable and excellent collector cars.

  • @jchhalo1232
    @jchhalo1232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is by far the most beautiful car mercedes doesn't care about the quality of the materials anymore they are just focused on the motor

  • @aamirarafat3697
    @aamirarafat3697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Look at the grace.. the beautiful sound of engine and door close.. no words..😊🇵🇰👍

  • @frisco-2.0
    @frisco-2.0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Euro headlights, euro bumpers and this car is 101% perfect! ❤️

  • @sophiasocal68
    @sophiasocal68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a 79 300D! Mine is white, it will out live me I'm sure. 41 years old and it's in better shape than a lot of newer cars!

    • @CreepyGomez
      @CreepyGomez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed! I have a 1977 300D. I maintain it myself and love it! Maple yellow w bamboo interior. A keeper!

  • @denisaunga524
    @denisaunga524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wish you knew how I'm in love with old Mercedes. How I wish I had ways of buying this one😭😭😭

  • @dickindraridarwan1674
    @dickindraridarwan1674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was driving in the 90s one 230 white and one 280 gold metallic. Such a sweet memory, thank you

  • @DeanLaw2020
    @DeanLaw2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this car. My fav of all time. I owned an Ivory 300D. Now I own a sweet 1983 240D. Fun to work on and drive.

  • @Mr91495osh
    @Mr91495osh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On graduation I bought a new 1977 230 D. It was a bit sluggish but Loved it anyway. years later traded it for a 300D.

  • @ujassadh7640
    @ujassadh7640 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    लाजवाब बहुत ही बेहतर गाड़ी है भारत में मिलती, 👌👌🥳

  • @mollhmohm
    @mollhmohm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love the sound of this engine

  • @vladimirprovotorov580
    @vladimirprovotorov580 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful car

  • @michelevolz7769
    @michelevolz7769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love these cars....wish I still had mine 😭😭😭

  • @KINSEY1956
    @KINSEY1956 ปีที่แล้ว

    I presently have a 300D 1977 with the same red color. Such a pretty pretty automobile. My car has the black seats and interior.

  • @djoudiosmane126
    @djoudiosmane126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Très belle voiture , j en ai fait avec 1 300 000 km SANS TOUCHER AU MOTEUR RÉELLEMENT . TOUT EN ELLE EST UNE TOTALE RÉUSSITE .
    BRAVO MERCEDES .

  • @hermanmunster3358
    @hermanmunster3358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Beautiful paint job, and that engine sounds sweet.

  • @jeanpascaud4218
    @jeanpascaud4218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Merci Merci
    Entendre ce beau moteur tourner, c'est du même ordre qu'un orchestre symphonique de haut niveau en pleine exécution.
    Quant à la peinture rouge ,elle est sublime.
    Encore mille merci.

  • @haendel2004
    @haendel2004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those were the real Mercs! Thanks for that.

  • @anibalnikov47
    @anibalnikov47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Masterpiece

  • @brandonruhl4525
    @brandonruhl4525 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Extremely well taken care of.

  • @ruiterinswart5204
    @ruiterinswart5204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stunning car...I had a 84 non turbo 300D. Best car ever made.

  • @souhail488
    @souhail488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the best ever never died is stay legend...😌😌😌😌

  • @filipmac5577
    @filipmac5577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful car!

  • @levisalvini4110
    @levisalvini4110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That beauty is the real deal!!!
    Man kind will never make something that Amazing again.
    She is an anvil with tires...(I am refering to durability)
    And she is so pretty...
    W123=Legend.

    • @joncouncil4454
      @joncouncil4454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @7:17 to 7:24. The killer of these cars is hiding in plain sight. Get that addressed my friend if you want to preserve this beauty of a classic. I have the last generation of this car that modernized as best as possible what it was while preserving that built to last to the end of time durability the W123 represented. The very last E class that the venerable Taxi Cab drivers of Germany did not have a problem with driving and trusting their livelihoods to when it debuted. That is the W124 300D. Mine is in about 80% the shape of this one, needing essentially a paint refresh (Existing paint is still good, just too many knicks from road debris), interior refresh (headliner sagging near rear window unlike newer cars where the whole thing comes off by the time you get to payoff of your loan; trans tunnel dash wood laminate is cracked, and driver seat left side bolster covering of MBTex is wearing out.) Engine had a bad head gasket partially hydrolocked Cylinder 1, bending a rod. Engine still ran even in that condition btw (low compression in Cyl 1) Had the engine in early stages of upgrading to a SuperTurbo Diesel with Dieselmeken 7.5MM IP, Bosio SD314 Nozzles on refreshed and calibrated injectors set at 150 bar pop pressure, marine grade electric lift pump set at 19 psi at the fuel tank, and a stock rebuilt T25 Garrett turbo. Car moved like a modern mid sized gas V6, or even a performance Chevy/Ford small blok V8 during the years the W123 300D you have was in production. Needless to say, my car was a pleasure to drive... finally able to run with modern traffic while still getting 35 mpg. Tranny hated it though, so once I decided to restore this car, the engine got a full rebuild, upgraded rods to the W210 E300 OM606 turbo engine's con rods, exchanged my 722.4 trans for the earlier 722.3, rebuilt and beefed up the clutches to 1990's S600 specs, and upgraded the turbo to a more modern (relatively speaking) GT3071R Garrett, with special T25/T3 IWG exhaust housing (Asian market Nissan Skyline turbo) . Also added a water/air intercooler, dumped the mechanical fan for an electric puller fan from an AMG SLK32, upgraded the radiator to a W124 E420/500 unit, and of course the alternator was also upgraded to an E420 120 amp unit. Gauge cluster has been updated to plasma dial back lighting (lighting bezzles were warped and clouded, making the front lighting more untenable) , and all my warning lights were changed to L.E.D for brightness and longevity. Needless to say, this is all costing a small fortune. Upwards of 20K. But for these cars, that kind of investment is worth it. For that kind of money, you can pretty much take care of everything time has worn down, and drive the car another 20+ years and it will serve dutifully well. That's what I plan to do with mine God willing. Better spent money there than some modern computer on wheels that I won't be able to work on... and looks just like every other car on the road. W124 was the last gasp of the venerable E class of old, trying to maintain a comfortable blend of old dog doing newer tricks. W210 began the fall sadly. W140 S class was the last of the great old Benzes designed by engineers who loved their work with a passion, costs be damned. And their longevity showed it....

  • @thomasrhinehart6084
    @thomasrhinehart6084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i had a 76 240d, that was an incredible car

  • @getmedonline
    @getmedonline 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a beautifully maintained Mercedes? Excellent job...

  • @michelledauvergne6830
    @michelledauvergne6830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    These Mercedes were exceptionnal, very solid.

  • @dhatchbernier
    @dhatchbernier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I learned how to drive on this exact car, color and everything, except my dad's had a sunroof. That thing was indestructible.

    • @harambejr.4711
      @harambejr.4711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      David HB These things can get you through the apocalypse as long as you take care of basic maintenance. Lol.

    • @deepfried3224
      @deepfried3224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was the steering wheel like very strong

    • @silviucraciun8648
      @silviucraciun8648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David HB me to,was my first car. You are right is idestructible like a fucking russian tank.

    • @mohammedshaji9785
      @mohammedshaji9785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Merc 123 Serials are world accepted Automobiles.......

    • @cobwebtheorem7538
      @cobwebtheorem7538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You learnt with an automatic?

  • @gurksocrates9945
    @gurksocrates9945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wonderful car. Great work on maintaining it. It really looks like it just came from the factory. Thank you for the video. I wish you happy motoring.

  • @michalsoldat8548
    @michalsoldat8548 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father and my uncle had this! One was black the other in ‚Elfenbeinweiß‘. It was back in 1990. I can smell it now! 😍😍😍. As an 5 year old kid I always sat between the two seats on the drive shaft and imitated how my father steers with the steering wheel.

  • @allanriches9381
    @allanriches9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great colour and paint work

  • @managingdirector2418
    @managingdirector2418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super nice W123

  • @mrlover4310
    @mrlover4310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @kittipobglanarongran3311
    @kittipobglanarongran3311 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful car.

  • @christiank3197
    @christiank3197 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    of course the radio plays "blace of glory".. what a car!

  • @Dukemeistro
    @Dukemeistro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That is a beauty!

  • @mikamikkola1901
    @mikamikkola1901 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very beautifull! I owner 1977 w123 too, 280 100% originnal condition. Only 109tkm. Yellow. Best Regards from Finland.

  • @romanherink2411
    @romanherink2411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the colour is beautiful.

  • @andrejackson2346
    @andrejackson2346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best Benz of all time 💪👍😁

  • @krisachar
    @krisachar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful,Looks well built like a battle tank.

    • @emiliorodrigues1924
      @emiliorodrigues1924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IT IS, a real TANK!!! Can you believe here in Europe are units of these W123 with OVER... 1.000.000 km? And... They are still running. RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND (Bob Segger's song) 😊

  • @robitaill3
    @robitaill3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh my god it's frickin gorgeous

  • @sasatasic1930
    @sasatasic1930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect sound,perfect car!

  • @brad5150able
    @brad5150able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice! I have 2 w124 diesles. Never had the privilege ro drive an awesome W123 like yours.

  • @Ibrahim-vn3pz
    @Ibrahim-vn3pz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you and your family 💕 mercedes Benz

  • @danialk8387
    @danialk8387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty. Burgundy with palomino interior is my favorite color combination in W 123's

  • @ankrator
    @ankrator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy music to my ears!!

  • @khawajaroky6802
    @khawajaroky6802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this engine sound

  • @genemccormick7567
    @genemccormick7567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best walk around video ever of Classic car,

  • @farazsiddiqui6689
    @farazsiddiqui6689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh Diesel!. What I would do to get my hands on one!. You got a brilliant car indeed. Thanks for sharing.

  • @zzoghaibi
    @zzoghaibi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful, enjoy

  • @user-bu2ek8fm9s
    @user-bu2ek8fm9s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Шикарный 123-й, а комплектация просто супер для этого мерседеса!!!

  • @emaadalooo1726
    @emaadalooo1726 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    اشكركم على سيار مرسيدس جميل جدا 😊

  • @JohnTaylor-pe5gf
    @JohnTaylor-pe5gf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Car porn...Love that old motor! Thanks for that.

  • @Anonym-kd5wf
    @Anonym-kd5wf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the 70s and beginning of 80s they were always used as Taxis here in Germany. Very comfortable and reliable cars.
    Until a few years ago they were still used as Taxis in 3rd world countries

    • @AjitMD
      @AjitMD ปีที่แล้ว

      Quit calling us 3rd World... were very living in houses before most of Europe or Americas.

  • @michelledauvergne6830
    @michelledauvergne6830 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful car !

  • @rfrey1967
    @rfrey1967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow that is a pretty car love that color

  • @younesalsanhaji1603
    @younesalsanhaji1603 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very beautiful car.

  • @dinchat8956
    @dinchat8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very very good condition

  • @danboshskipovsky2469
    @danboshskipovsky2469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bon Jovi in old Mersedes, beautiful!

    • @tropiczenrain
      @tropiczenrain 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's something I did for us these holidays! Stay safe every123! 👉🏼etsy.me/3lgkEcU

  • @xenawolf
    @xenawolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice historic tag

  • @DragosBurian
    @DragosBurian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is one extremely nice car!

    • @silasmcgee3647
      @silasmcgee3647 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dragos Burian I wouldn’t even sell it there’s no other human trustworthy enough to keep it in that good of shape

  • @hrt3418
    @hrt3418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful car. I thought the 300Ds had all metal wheels, not color matching hub caps. I have a '77 280E, gasoline, and an '83 240D, diesel, and both have the color matching hub caps. Both are excellent cars with original paint and no rust.

  • @rtech888
    @rtech888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nice car. take care of it

  • @arcadiecondurachi2166
    @arcadiecondurachi2166 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gem. Pity you had to part with it.

  • @silasmcgee3647
    @silasmcgee3647 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gorgeous old Merc I approve

  • @kostaskaponis4277
    @kostaskaponis4277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful car a limo from another season

  • @mfc4591
    @mfc4591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    No one makes real cars like this anymore

  • @deepfried3224
    @deepfried3224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That sound when diesel burns

  • @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in
    @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb condition...

  • @ungurdani8346
    @ungurdani8346 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe 😎😎👍👍

  • @mansourbellahel-hajj5378
    @mansourbellahel-hajj5378 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Lebanon Taxis loves to drive this car

  • @samirelbouaiadi8931
    @samirelbouaiadi8931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Das de best auto die Mercedes heeft ooit gemaakt 😉zo zegen toch. Auto van meer dan1000000klm

  • @MrRiguepeu
    @MrRiguepeu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Record de 5,4 millions de km...
    Voiture parfaite

  • @OMENASOSE
    @OMENASOSE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    NICE ONE

  • @chrisj197438
    @chrisj197438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Sad to see how far Mercedes Benz has fallen in 40 years

    • @donben7622
      @donben7622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You have right , but the WORLD IS FALLEN TOO 😭 ....!!!

    • @kevinhabener1279
      @kevinhabener1279 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely. From 2003-on Jaguar was making better cars than Mercedes and all the other German Luxury car makes. I've collected a silver 2004 XJ8 and love it. But I'm realizing how I'd also like to have a 200,000+ original miles W123 MB Diesel sedan in my collection as well, a W123 Diesel that HAS actually lived up to the car's reputation of actually running forever not breaking. One of those would be a real true gem. It's looking to me these days like I'm more likely to find that in an '84-5 300D Turbodiesel, which his perfectly okay. And I could maybe put it next to my gutsy Jag. lol

    • @emiliorodrigues1924
      @emiliorodrigues1924 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@donben7622 Absolutely right, Don! What a World needs now, is LOVE, Sweet love... (Burt Bucharach's song).

  • @dustinmahan1495
    @dustinmahan1495 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    White Mercedes-Benz belongs to GTC Dustin Mahan (Paul Walker) and silver Mercedes-Benz belongs to GTC Austin Williamson (Matthew Broderick) from Grand Theft Car: Howell County (Video Game 1991).

  • @pedrocasas7366
    @pedrocasas7366 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great 🚗

  • @farukbadnjevic2225
    @farukbadnjevic2225 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Das ist aber ein Wagen.Ein echter Mercedes!

  • @ImpalamansGarage
    @ImpalamansGarage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cleanest I've seen. Wow!

  • @ammagato
    @ammagato 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bellissima!!!

  • @user-rl8fd1pm4f
    @user-rl8fd1pm4f 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Красота 😍

  • @daytonasunset
    @daytonasunset 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, just wow!!

  • @parco232
    @parco232 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best auto and motore

  • @juripetrov2175
    @juripetrov2175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Красавец!👍👍👍

  • @bensalembechir519
    @bensalembechir519 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice ride!!!!

  • @satampady675
    @satampady675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love diesel engine sound so sweet to my eyers

  • @nehuge
    @nehuge 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't ever get rid of this thing!

  • @maxwellspeedwell2585
    @maxwellspeedwell2585 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    No sunroof! Nice!
    Now if it only had:
    *Manual transmission,
    *Mechanical windows, and
    *mechanical climate control!

    • @dai2dai246
      @dai2dai246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @John Sluder This car is famous for it's reliability, and how easy it is to fix, and a manual is way waaaaay better in that respect.

    • @CreepyGomez
      @CreepyGomez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. I own a 1977 300D in maple yellow. Fantastic car, but the climate controll system is a problem. I have no sun roof, they can be a maintenance PIA. I think the under powered 240D has a good old basic climate control that works.

  • @maurogussago7391
    @maurogussago7391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful! Mercedes Number One
    (20 BMW driver don't like this video :D )

  • @radubond
    @radubond 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Foarte frumoasă mașina, dar cel mai mult îmi place sunetul de la motor, cred că toată ziua aș sta lângă mașină numai să aud motorul. 👍

  • @simbarashejeje2046
    @simbarashejeje2046 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nice car

  • @ChristianZaan
    @ChristianZaan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The color is 587 Pajettrot (Cabernet Red)

  • @ftguyftguy
    @ftguyftguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Ole 240 Dog, is what we called ours.

  • @osi600
    @osi600 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Piękny i ten czerwony lakier SUPERRO!!!