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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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  • ArticlesCollection of written works about the 140 from different aspects.
    • EpistemologyAuthentic passion regarding history, impression and investigation.
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    • MethodologyRestoration journal, parts review and photograhping experience.
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    • SeminarOngoing advanced research.
  • Public ArchiveThe collection of historical documents providing 140 contents.
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    • Public RecreationThe 140-related literatures and items created by third parties include magazines and toys
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  • EncyclopædiaThe reference work providing summaries of general 140 statistics.
    • TechnologyIn-factory comprehensive knowledge regards developing and manufacturing.
      • Technical Modifications
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    • StatisticsOut-factory comprehensive statistics regards marketing and sales
      • Color Library
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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

Tag: C 140

Impression

Impression: Pre-made Dishes

09/28/202510/07/2025
At this moment, China’s restaurant industry is going through a storm. A chain restaurant called Xibei became the target of mass criticism overnight, after an internet influencer accused them of…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
History

History: Olivier Boulay recalls coupe design

02/24/202410/01/2024
As a product from the early 1990s, development of the 140 was largely completed by 1991, which was 33 years ago. Even the young engineers at that time have now…
Impression

Impression: Norev’s 1/18 CL 600

12/02/202312/27/2023
Car models as a subculture of cars certainly deserve to be mentioned. It turns out that they are not only a miniature replica that satisfies the collector's desire, but also…
Impression

Impression: How the Chimera dream evolutes

11/18/202312/27/2023
2023 is coming to an end and I haven’t had time to introduce a new member from earlier this year. Here is a story about dreams and acquisitions of long…
History

History: C 140, Sacco’s pride

08/29/202312/04/2023
In some journalist parlance, and still is today, the 140 is referred to as "over-engineered". It probably was, although some are prooved to be advanced, sometimes rushing to answer is…

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Parts: DEPO Taillight Compliance

Parts: DEPO Taillight Compliance

In Parts: Facelift Taillights, we discussed the taillights manufactured by ULO over the past 30 years. In short, those taillights can now only be ordered through MB aftersales, and they come at a high cost—while quite possibly bringing even more trouble. So, is there any alternative that could turn things around? 10 years ago, when…

by Yunce 06/30/202607/15/2026
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
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