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THE MB140 SCHOOL

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

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    • Family MembersCurrent fleet include preserved, restored examples and ongoing projects.
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Tag: Persian Kitty

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…
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: Persian Kitty the school bus

01/20/202401/27/2024
Something big happened in l;ast October: I started driving Persian Kitty to pick up my kids from school, it definitely worth celebrating and a post. Why? I will save this…
Impression

Impression: Acquisition of Persian Kitty

10/21/202312/27/2023
Something big happened in October: I started driving Persian Kitty to pick up my kids from school, it definitely worth celebrating and a post. Why? I will save this story…
Photoreception

Photoreception: Persian Kitty in Tianjin (2022)

06/30/202304/06/2026
Since my sons were born in 2020, I have not worked in the car for over two years, two babies require a lot of care, therefore I need to be…
Restoration

Restoration: Paintwork for Persian Kitty

06/05/202207/19/2024
Perception Training At the age of 24, I started study in McPherson College Automotive Restoration System, the first class was welding. I was hesitate to light acetylene since I hate fireworkd…
Family Members

Persian Kitty, 1998 S 280

03/06/202103/29/2026
In 2020, knowing I was going to be a dad, I stopped buying cars and dedicating less time to my hobbies. But with kid grows up, I wish we could…

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Impression: Dead People’s Car

Impression: Dead People’s Car

In piano player Lang Lang’s autobiography, he recalled that when he first arrived at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, the other students on campus, upon hearing that he played classical music, simply replied, “Dead people’s music!”. This suggests how eager the young people at Curtis were to create. Perhaps it also suggests that…

by Yunce 10/05/202610/06/2026
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
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