[iraghava]

Originally Posted by V-16

I just bought a 1884 LHD W123 300 turbodiesel, the american spec and paid a good amount for it.

WOW that must be the only one of it's kind in the world Gogi!! No wonder you paid a good amount for it

[karlosdeville]

One of the first Benz cars, pre Mercedes even

[speedy]

Originally Posted by V-16

I just bought a 1884 LHD W123 300 turbodiesel, the american spec and paid a good amount for it.

No Its not Speedy. As Karl pointed out, no Tata product came with an OM-616 engine. It was the Matador/Trax which in fact used the particular engine, but im sure you meant that only as I know, that you know your cars and that was a typo.

for that i meant to write trax, and not tata 407. but was doing three things at a time so did not check.
is this the maroon 300 td with the golden BBS wheels that you picked up or the blue one with wheel caps.

Originally Posted by iraghava

WOW that must be the only one of it's kind in the world Gogi!! No wonder you paid a good amount for it

there were four 300 td's in bombay as far as my knowledge goes ishan. one went to the scrappers too. was offered the bumpeers for my car.

[Stanher]

Uh, Merc. gurus, ek sawAl- what does 'OM' (as in OM616) stand for?

[ajmat]

OM = otto motor

The germans call diesel engines otto motor due to the otto cycle

[Stanher]

Ohh...ok.....but doesnt such an engine from a Matador or Trax grafted onto a Merc. decrease the car's value?

[AMATMO]

Originally Posted by iraghava

WOW that must be the only one of it's kind in the world Gogi!! No wonder you paid a good amount for it

it looks more advanced than the FIRST CAR that was made in 1888-89

[iraghava]

Originally Posted by AMATMO

it looks more advanced than the FIRST CAR that was made in 1888-89

Why do you think it's the only one in the world?

[v1p3r]

Originally Posted by iraghava

Why do you think it's the only one in the world?

Parked at Pritam da Dhaba that too!

[Jomz]

Originally Posted by ajmat

OM = otto motor

The germans call diesel engines otto motor due to the otto cycle

It is the diesel Cycle.. Otto cycle is for petrol engines...

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by V-16

I just bought a 1884 LHD W123 300 turbodiesel,

Originally Posted by nitrous

Wow!
This car is 123 years old.

No silly! That's the model CODE W123.

[-GS-]

Originally Posted by anupmathur

No silly! That's the model CODE W123.

Yes thats the model code - W123. But the year mentioned is 1884, so 2007 - 1884 = 123.

Obviously its a typing error, it can't be 1884.

[anupmathur]

Aahh.... how completely silly of me!!

Thanks -GS- !

[AMATMO]

Originally Posted by -GS-

Yes thats the model code - W123. But the year mentioned is 1884, so 2007 - 1884 = 123.

Obviously its a typing error, it can't be 1884.

yes and we were simply draging it

[revvedup]

what does the w winalmost all model designations stand for ?How can one distinguish between w126 and the w124 from their front view or even between the w108 and the w114 .