Tag Archives: 300TDT

I start to put the linkage together on the 300TDT

Posted on July 12, 2017 by axng

I finally managed to create a video where I start to put together my 300TDT again. Please have a look and tell me what you think 🙂

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Cosmetic restoration of the engine bay

Posted on May 25, 2017 by axng

This summers goal with the 1980 300TDT is to do a cosmetic restoration  of the engine bay. I made a video about it. Please have a look, and click like and subscribe if you want me to make more videos.

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A real workhorse

Posted on July 24, 2015 by axng

The S123 300TDT was sold as a real workhorse when it was new. Awesome power from the turbo diesel and a really large storage compartment in the back. Combine that with a tow hitch, and you are prepared for all … Continue reading →

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Other priorities…

Posted on July 15, 2015 by axng

The few who actually check in here from time to time has noticed that the frequency of updates about my projects are a lot slower now than it was before. Well, the reason is simple. Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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A little bit of cleaning

Posted on July 14, 2015 by axng

I had to change the front exhaus pipe on my 1980 300TDT the other week, and when I removed the airfilter to be able to get to the top bolts, I noticed that it was extremely dirty under there. There … Continue reading →

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Original radio for my 300TDT

Posted on March 19, 2015 by axng

My good friend Dan gave me an original Becker Europa Cassette Stereo to mount in the 300TDT. When I bought it, it had an Blaupunkt cassette player. The correct Becker unit looks so much better I think:   Posted with … Continue reading →

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Washing my car in january…

Posted on January 2, 2015 by axng

I thought that washing a car outside in december, where I live, in Norway was quite special. But today we had +4 degrees celsius here, and all the snow melted away in no-time. Just a week ago we had -20 … Continue reading →

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Washin my 300TDT in december, in Norway…

Posted on December 8, 2014 by axng

On sunday we had 6,5 degrees celsius at my house. All the snownthat we had disappeared in a blink. A great time to finally be able to wash my S123 300TDT so it is ready to be stored for the … Continue reading →

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Some interior pictures of the turbodiesel

Posted on August 21, 2014 by axng

Took some interior pics to document the car for my insurance company. Olive MB-tex seats in a fabulous condition. The colours on the pictures taken without a flash is most true to reality.     Posted with Blogsy

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1980 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT

Posted on August 12, 2014 by axng

I bought this really nice 300TDT over the weekend. According to the odometer it has run 196 000 km, which is very low for a turbo diesel wagon in norway. I checked it over before buying it, and could not … Continue reading →

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