Restoration Restoration: The Car Bedroom 05/04/202505/05/2025 Every spring, I grow a constructive heart. Walking down the street, there are construction sites everywhere. See, I am not alone, or I am just inspired by them. Why spring?…
Photoreception Photoreception: Graphic editing in facelieft sedan brochures 04/19/202504/19/2025 The marketing of the W 140 happened to overlap with another great era: that of graphic editing technology. This was between spliced film with tweezers and Photoshop came to PCs.…
History History: A Day in Death Valley 04/04/202504/04/2025 Death Valley National Park is the ultimate testing ground for automakers who spare no expense when it comes to vehicle developers. Located on the border of California and Nevada, Death…
Impression Impression: W140s in the GON 95 years exhibition 03/21/202512/09/2025 I had the opportunity to see four exclusive armored W140s at an exhibition in Moscow in 2016. I'm glad I did, because subsequent events have proven that this lineup is…
Restoration Restoration: Pre-preliminary of the 9966 km S 320 03/09/202506/14/2025 After a long reflection and precipitation, I decided to keep and preserve this 9966 km 1995 S 320. Not an easy decision, I had to dig up some positive motivations…
Impression Impression: The acquisition of a Hassle 02/21/202506/14/2025 As a so-called environmental organization, we recycle many donors every year. Most are parted out nicely and never have a chance of returning to the road. I consider myself pretty…
Photoreception Photoreception: Nonna’s Barrenness 2024 02/09/202502/09/2025 Till one month to 2025, we were still at a dead end in terms of photreception in 2024, so I tried to make up for it in December. I still…
Restoration Restoration: Big Apple’s interior 01/25/202501/25/2025 I've been taking it pretty easy with Big Apple since December, and now that we're heading into a long holiday season, it's a good stopping point to take stock of…
Parts Parts: Front Control Arm Rubber Bushing 01/11/202501/15/2025 It's been a while since this series has been updated, we're slowly finding new parts worth our time on the go. The front lower control arm rubber bushing is a…
Impression Impression: Amigo is a friend 12/28/202412/31/2024 Technically, Amigo is not our research object, he has not been restored, and he should not even be on this site. But he's a member of the family, we get…
Restoration Restoration: Big Apple’s correction 12/21/202412/21/2024 Big Apple is a new member of the family in 2024. In the order of joining the fleet, there are two cars ahead him, Chimera and Cougar, waiting to be…
Investigation Investigation:Brunei’s Mercedes and AMG orders 12/07/202412/07/2024 Our attention has been drawn to the impressive high-resolution, extensitve variety of a set of photos that have recently revealed, purportedly from the Brunei Royal Family (BRF) car collection dating…
Restoration Restoration: Nonna’s reward moment 11/23/202405/27/2025 I have been on a diet since August, giving up carbohydrates, and successfully lost 10kg of fat. The drastic reduction in sugar intake did something to my brain: I wasn't…
History History: Beatrice in Kremlin 11/09/202410/15/2025 Beatrice is a rather special car in my collection, both for me and for her. I have already described the part about me in <Restoration: The 1/43 Beatrice>, there is…
Investigation Investigation: Why serial numbers aren’t so informative 10/26/202403/19/2025 Earlier, an Instagram user commented on our post about Nonna (tagged as #Nonna144545): "I don't know why people call the pre-facelift S 320". His implication is that since it is…
Photoreception Photoreception: Graphic editing in Coupé brochures 10/12/202404/19/2025 The marketing of the W 140 happened to overlap with another great era: that of graphic editing technology. This was between spliced film with tweezers and Photoshop came to PCs.…
Restoration Restoration: Nonna’s early 104.994 09/29/202409/29/2024 Working on the earlier 104.994 is a job full of fun. As the earliest Motronic it retains some of the original old-time vestiges from 80s compared to the later updated…
History History: Cannes trial-driving launch 09/15/202409/18/2024 The new S-Klasse is the absolute star of the 1991 Geneva Motor Show, where the press days begin on March 5th. Meanwhile, preparations are underway for trail-driving in the south…
