7:16 It's a Peugeot! ROTFL! :D

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha I had no idea what that symbol was!

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle

2 ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay Keep an eye out, for a low milage Peugeot 505 turbo diesel with a 5 speed transmission.

That was one heck of a road trip! Must been nice viewing of the USA when traveling in the daytime... And those Mud flaps looked cool on there.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Yes it was insanely long drive I was on the road for like 40 hours!!!

Smoke Silver is indeed an amazing color. An '85 only color on W123s too. My 190E was Smoke Silver and it was my favorite thing about the car!

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Right on!

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

MY fave colour for the 190E is Blue Black. But these things are very subjective of course.

I found one of these in diamond blue right in downtown Atlanta. This was 2003. It was an 85 and had 63k miles. One owner. Retired GaTech grad. It was amazing. Sold on eBay for $14000 back in the day. Paid $5000 for it. My how times have changed

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Yeah that was back in the day when these cars were cheap and readily available.

This is completely insane. That car should have 275,000 miles on it. Wow. Just wow.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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Congrats. That's a beauty. My first 300 D was a non Turbo and looove it. Then after over 30 classics MB....the rest is history. Never will drive nothing but classics.....Now I drive aan 81 SD...Cheers.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

I love the 81 300SD Such a fantastic car! I did a walnut Brown 81 300sd a couple years ago I think you can still see it on the website.

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

Hmm... i have a 300D W123 non turbo as a daily drive. It is ... sedate. But one gets accustomed to that. But I wish they had had the turbo model here in South Africa.

Foreign Motors West was part of the dealership that Jay Leno worked at as a kid. His location was the one in Boston not Natick but that dealership holds a ton of clout in the MB community. This might be the lowest mileage all original 300D in the Americas. I really don't think that's hyberbole either. TO have that antifreeze tag is UNHEARD of after any length of time. This car really belongs in a museum.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Great info thanks for posting!

Holy freaking moonbat! A 10,000 mile 1985 300D is impossible! This fractures the space time continuum! And with a black interior!! Talk about top shelf. I would cut off my pinky to have the money for this one... And then daily drive it as a new vehicle for the rest of my life! No joke. Forget about making it a garage queen. Remove those wheels and tires (since they are original), buy replacements and drive drive drive. :-) In fact, I'd say 15 inch BBS baskets are in order, since you have superior tire choices. But who am I kidding? Someone with fat stacks is going to grab this and make it a museum peice.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

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Greetings congratulations on another great find smoke silver over black is stunning combination she is is a keeper ⛽️🇩🇪

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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Need to keep this one for your museum!

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

It will definitely be sold!!!

Love the videos keep up the good work, cant wait to see more video's on this car.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

More to come!

Wow, just amazing!!! Congrats on finding such a gem!

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Stunning. It makes me sick that I can't afford it, plus, where would I park it here in NYC? Better to get a Toyota Corolla. Ugh.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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@davidhunternyc1

Ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay My knees are buckling and my stomach is sick. I need some Pepto-Bismol.

Beautiful car. OT: If memory serves me correctly, Jay Leno worked at that dealership when he was starting out as a comic. At the time Foreign Motors sold MB & Rolls. Wonder what ever happened to Jay since those days. 😊

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Stunning!!!!

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Can't wait to see this car in the shop

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Coming soon!!!

Man just keep it its one in a life time it has Museum quality

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

As much as I would love to keep it it will definitely be sold.

Gorgeous

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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Peugeot! Not Ferrari dealer

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Oh my God I'm going to get shit about this for the life of this video! Hahaha

I'd be happy to buy the sunroof dam from you. Mine was swiped when I had it in a service lot in 2021.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

It has to stay with the car because it's original to the car.

I’m going to drive my 2020 VW Passat (w/56k) until it clunks out, which will hopefully be a long time from now since I take care of it. Love my car, but when that day comes my next car WILL be a Woods and Barclay Mercedes, preferably a 300SD :)

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Call me anytime 😎👍

Wow!

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

Yeah

I've heard you mention zinc plating on the engine components, but I've always thought it was gold cad plated from the factory. Are you sure factory used gold zinc and not gold cadmium? In any case, I've been watching your videos since you started with the OM617 rebuild. I bought a 16k mile 300D a few years ago, but it was in an accident hence the decades long storage with rodent damage to wiring and body repairs to repair the accident damage. Now it has 28k miles, and I drive it frequently since it'll never be a pristine original car. But mechanicals and the interior are about as good as it gets. But this car is on a whole other level! What a great owner to have preserved this beautiful car. Never seen smoke silver on black. Congratulations on all your great work preserving these wonderful automobiles and all you do for the hobby!

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Thank you I'm so glad you're enjoying the channel. Mercedes actually did use cadmium plating back in the '60s but it was outlawed due to it being so carcinogenic during the cad plating process. In the 1980s they were using zinc dichromate plating, just like we are doing in the videos. The only people that still do CAD plating today are the military. For everyone else it's illegal.

Yoh! YOH! YOH!!!! That IS a find. Special colour...smoke silver with Black Interior. (Black interiors generally can get very hot, but it's a lovely color combo. Generally in my experience only the later models have Smoke Silver. And no!@ Nowhere close to Graphite, John!! :-) ) /It was good to hear him say the oil was changed every year by his uncle. / Cars that stand around generally deteriorate very badly...as in gaskets, rubber components etc. Once you drive them, if all that stuff is not replaced, age related maintenance, the car generally leaks EVERYWHERE. This is often - inevitably? - the negative side of a very low km car. But John always replaces all age-related parts needing replacement so no problem there... other than driving up the price!! :-) /The paperwork - or provenance, to be poncey- is extraordinary. / And yes, off with the chrome wheel arch things...wow, do they cause rust IF the car is ever out in the rain n dirt!We all like different cars for different reasons. A 10 000 mile car, like this, and once its had the Woods and Barclay treatment: would one drive it? Would one risk going through a puddle? Is the car then to be kept "mainly for looking at"? The utilitarian morphs into the purely decorative... ?

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Yeah there's nothing rotted or deteriorated on this car it was well taken care of. This car could end up in a private museum collection or you could drive it everyday. Totally up to the new owner. But you were right we are going to go through the car bumper to bumper and make sure everything is in good condition and ready to go. Stay tuned for more videos.

Wow! That would be very hard to let go.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Yes it is

Unbeliveable!

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

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Own It Trilogy For Yourself Deserve It Mr. Mercedes Wonderful Person Lov ❤

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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@CapriLucianno

Ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay ♥️💯

Unbelievable amazing car. One of a kind. Anybody knows where to buy those floor mats with the Mercedes-Benz logo on it?

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

😎👍 I would check eBay for the original floor mats you might be able to find some old stock originals

Do you like W114/W115s as well? I've been a W123 fan for a long time but really starting to appreciate the W114s.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Yeah the w114 coupe is pretty awesome I saw a couple of them last month.

Oh John is that my birthday present?! You’re too kind 😂. Gorgeous car.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Yes I just put the bow on it it's waiting for you at the shop hahaha.

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

​@@woodsandbarclaywaiting at the shop, with the bow on it...bow on the car, not the shop, and the invoice on driver's seat and keys in John's safe while he awaits POP. :-)

@Rayoflight1975

2 ай бұрын

Worth a shot😂. Are those factory mudflaps? I’m kinda enjoying them but I agree with you on those chrome fender pieces. A friend of mine had one with those pieces & you should’ve seen the rust under them.

Nešto je ovo slučajno. Kako fa možete takvog pronaći? Stanje je tvorničko. Da je imati novce pa ga kupiti i ponositi se sa njime do kraja života.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

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@lehem7034

2 ай бұрын

0​@@woodsandbarclayovo je nešto iz bajke. Sa toliko kilometara d postoji Mercedes iz 1985. godine.

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

Fo sho...but it won't come without complications .

My 1983 300D is just broke in at 676,500 miles .

@sonofprince4124

2 ай бұрын

Wow!!! Are you serious 676,500 miles??? Unbelieveable. What state you in?

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Wow that's a lot of miles!

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

​@@sonofprince4124That is massive.

@user-hm8wf8wv1m

2 ай бұрын

@@sonofprince4124 Got the 300D 8 yrs ago with 470k on it. $500.My 78 early 300SD has 733k on it. Then the tranny messed up. Got the 300SD with 620k in 2004.

@user-hm8wf8wv1m

2 ай бұрын

@@sonofprince4124 Farm in central Kansas. A 300D makes a good farm truck. 26 mpg. I also have a 1980 Benz L1116 flat bed 18ft stake side tilt bed truck.

Awesome find John! At 9:50-10:00 when you send that middle trim to Madera; How much do they charge to redo that?

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

We don't send one piece if you're going to redo any of it you have to send all of it or it won't match and it'll look like you have one brand new piece and the rest old. It cost $1,450 plus shipping both ways it ends up being a little over $1,600 to do the entire trim in a w123

@sonofprince4124

2 ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay Wow! It ain't cheap is it; thanks for the info.

@timjones143

2 ай бұрын

​@@woodsandbarclayabsolutely...you'd need to do it all, or live with "the patinated " look. Otherwise it's awful.

Unfortunately they don't make them like this anymore

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

You can say that again!

Anyone know a Classic Mercedes Mechanic in the DFW Metroplex similar to John's expertise because I need someone knowledgeable like him to repair my vaccum locking system on a '84 300D? I have a good Mercedes mechanic for repairing something in the engine bay or under the car but he don't really want to mess with the vaccum locking system. hehe

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Cody Spires. Send me an email and I will give you his contact info.

@sonofprince4124

2 ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay Okay, very well, Thanks

This appears to be the easiest money Scott is ever going to make.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha

Hi John, how did you find this vehicle?

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

A lot of hard work and a little bit of luck. 😎

Dean Laumbach, must be upset that John, is buying cars from his backyard area.😆

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Nah me and Dean are cool Hahaha. Dean's actually given me a few leads and I've actually sent Dean a couple cars. Everybody benefits when you work together ;)

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle

2 ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay Thats good.

This is a $100,000 car.

@woodsandbarclay

Ай бұрын

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İts Peugeot and no one knows nothing abaout Peugeot ))))))) American people really live anothwr world))))

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha yeah I had no idea what that logo was. Yeah it's kind of like you knowing what an AMX Javelin is. You're from a different world.

@alperrrrrrrrr

2 ай бұрын

@@woodsandbarclay its a jet)))))

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Nope, it's a muscle car :)

Peugeot not Ferrari

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

Hahahah yes I know I know!!!

Keep it. Don't sell it.

@woodsandbarclay

2 ай бұрын

As much as I would love to keep it it will be for sale :)

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle

2 ай бұрын

Thats a 100K plus w123.