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THE MB140 SCHOOL

THE MB140 SCHOOL

Passion, observation, restoration of the legendary Mercedes-Benz W140 S-class (1991-1998)

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  • GuidemapHow to better understand the categories of this website and read it appropriately.
  • ArticlesCollection of written works about the 140 from different aspects.
    • EpistemologyAuthentic passion regarding history, impression and investigation.
      • History
      • Impression
      • Investigation
    • MethodologyRestoration journal, parts review and photograhping experience.
      • Parts
      • Restoration
      • Photoreception
    • SeminarOngoing advanced research.
  • Public ArchiveThe collection of historical documents providing 140 contents.
    • Genuine ReleaseOfficial Mercedes-Benz prints include press and marketing information.
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      • Owner’s Manual
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      • Press Information
      • Internal Publications
    • Public RecreationThe 140-related literatures and items created by third parties include magazines and toys
      • Models & Toys
      • Auto Magazines
      • Literature Books
  • EncyclopædiaThe reference work providing summaries of general 140 statistics.
    • TechnologyIn-factory comprehensive knowledge regards developing and manufacturing.
      • Technical Modifications
      • Sonderausstattungen Code (SA CODE)
    • StatisticsOut-factory comprehensive statistics regards marketing and sales
      • Color Library
      • Global Delivery Data
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  • AboutA brief introduction of this site and people who inspired ,invented it
    • Family MembersCurrent fleet include preserved, restored examples and ongoing projects.
      • Cougar, 1992 500 SEL
      • Nonna, 1993 S 320
      • Octavius, 1993 S 600
      • Chimera, 1994 S 500 Coupe
      • Furi, 1994 S 320
      • Beatrice, 1996 S 600 Sonderschutz
      • Ruby, 1996 S 600
      • Big Apple, 1997 S 420
      • Bianca, 1998 S 320
      • Persian Kitty, 1998 S 280
      • Ongoing Projects

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Authenticity is our principal pursuit whatever in research, restoration. Use a low-defect methodology, focus on important non-critical information to explore the definition of excellence and the possibility of perfection.

Guidemap

Welcome to the MB140 SCHOOL, a website to share passion and ideas of the legendary S-class 140. A sitemap will help you understand the meaning of each directory and browse the content systematically. Articles In mb140.school, all articles are divided into two categories: Epistemology and Methodology. And the two categories…Continue reading “Guidemap”

05/24/202605/24/2026
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Restoration: Preparing Big Apple for Paint

After two years, I stepped into the paint booth once again. Yet when my son asked me, “Did you paint…

04/25/202604/25/2026
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Photoreception: A Challenge Born of Hate

“Photographers hate black cars and lovesilver,because it conveys the clear elegance of theside view in flawless beauty. So silver cars…

03/31/202603/31/2026
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Parts: Facelift Taillights

How often do you encounter issues like this? The appearance of a part is critically important—any carelessness can directly affect…

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…
Restoration

Restoration: The second half of Nonna

09/07/202409/07/2024
Since March 2024, we have been working on Nonna's interior and exterior. I've had two long break and worked on other vehicles from time to time, so it may not…
Impression

Impression: IM VERGLEICH

08/24/202408/24/2024
IN COMPARISON, that's what the title means in English, it comes from Mercedes brochures from the 80s. Since then, Mercedes has been producing these brochures comparing their cars to competitors…
Restoration

Restoration: Persian Kitty

08/17/202408/22/2024
Persian Kity is by far our lightest working vehicle and is a true preservation rather than full restoration example. This is an older article that I drafted for the Persian…
Investigation

Investigation: The 1/1 600 SEC model

08/10/202408/10/2024
I'll be mesmerized as I read about a beautiful brochure. Perhaps reason will remind me that these charming vehicles have been specially beautified and professionally photographed for promoting purpose. But…
Restoration

Restoration: New Core Workshop

08/03/202408/04/2024
Halfway through the 2024, the priority project for this year is not any car, but the new restoration facility. In theory it won't take up much of my time, but…
History

History: AMG JAPAN’s timeline and statistics

07/27/202409/17/2024
In the 140 era, AMG-tuned S-Klasse were marketed independently from the Mercedes sales system. They were not official Mercedes models and did not even have a warranty from Mercedes. After…
Restoration

Restoration: Nonna’s paint job (2/2)

07/19/202405/24/2026
After about 90 hours of pre-sanding, we have completed more than half of the work. Next comes applying primer, refined sanding and painting, all of which will be covered in…
Restoration

Restoration: Nonna’s paint job (1/2)

07/13/202405/24/2026
After a technical summary of the past Persian Kitty paint job and an analysis of Nonna's current paint, the work officially began. I 'm responsible for the disassembly, sanding, assembly,…
Parts

Parts: Propeller Shaft Flex Disc

07/07/202407/07/2024
This is a review that started more than half year ago. We tried to confirm that a strange phenomenon was not accidental, so as not to cause some misunderstanding. When…
Restoration

Restoration: Prelude of Nonna’s paint job

06/22/202407/13/2024
After finishing the interior, I decided to adjust the order of work on Nonna. First, we did dry ice blasting on the underbody, it's much worse than we expected. It…
Impression

Impression: Acquisition of Amigo

06/15/202412/28/2024
The most exciting event this year may not be the acquisition of any 140, but my first non-140. Yes, I have purchased more than 20 140s, but never tried other…
Investigation

Investigation: The Falcon Design Estate conversion

06/07/202408/16/2024
One morning earlier this week, Instagram brought a white 140 estate or wagon to my phone App. I checked it out and decided to forward it to Christian (mb-w140.de). When…
Investigation

Investigation: Three Limited Editions

06/02/202401/29/2025
One night in September 2019, my newly acquired not-start 1999 CL 600 was pushed off the trailer by the black pal truck driver. "Hey boss, you got bulletproof glass, it's…
Impression

Impression: A Chinese 140 toy

05/25/202405/25/2024
I thought about what title to give this article for a long time, and then decided to use a very popular way. On the one hand, it may make people…
History

History: Olivier Rahier recalls Duchatelet W 140

05/18/202403/27/2025
The Carat Duchatelet from Liege, Belgium is a special tuning company that isn't "Made in Germany" as people obssesed with, but is more favored by Mercedes-Benz than those "Made in…
Parts

Parts: Windshield washer sight glass

05/12/202410/17/2024
In the past, "Restoration" articles have always been more general, as I recorded them briefly in a bookkeeping-like manner. Because there are so many tasks that cannot be described in…

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Restoration: Preparing Big Apple for Paint

Restoration: Preparing Big Apple for Paint

After two years, I stepped into the paint booth once again. Yet when my son asked me, “Did you paint the silver Big Apple?”, I simply replied: I did everything related to painting — except the painting itself. I am a paint apprentice whose graduation has been delayed for many years. Four years ago, I…

by Yunce 05/24/202605/24/2026
Photoreception: A Challenge Born of Hate

Photoreception: A Challenge Born of Hate

“Photographers hate black cars and lovesilver,because it conveys the clear elegance of theside view in flawless beauty. So silver cars weresuddenly as sought-after as a hot tip for the winningnumbers in the state lottery.Blue was consideredjust about passable as a substitute, while nobodyliked the dark brown eight-cylinder model at all,”because it looks so unfortunate in…

by Yunce 04/25/202604/25/2026
Parts: Facelift Taillights

Parts: Facelift Taillights

How often do you encounter issues like this? The appearance of a part is critically important—any carelessness can directly affect the car’s overall image. This means that even when ordering parts from an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer, one must proceed with caution. Perhaps there is no better example to discuss than taillights. Some people liken headlights…

by Yunce 03/31/202603/31/2026
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