Vintage Car show in Cologne – Robs Mercedes Corner

While I was in Köln or Cologne as it’s called in English like the fragrance, for an weekend back in 2012, I randomly came across a vintage car show in the streets outside an art museum. I came across some really nice classic Mercedes that showed up. Worth mentioning is that all these cars came here driving and left driving, and even if they were shiny and clean you could see they are used to be driven, totally my motto with old cars. The paint does not have to be perfect as long as the car is in good condition to be driven. Cars should be driven and not standing collecting dust in a garage!

I made a short video of various cars and explore in more detail in the images under.

Over to the images, mostly Mercedes Benz.

Mercedes Benz w186 — W186 300 Adenauer cabriolet, quite rare and expensive.

Mercedes Benz R107 — The R107, always wanted one of these

Oh and lets not forget the W123s!

Mercedes W123 Sedan — W123 Sedan, interesting green moss colour, not my preference in colour choice

Mercedes w123 Wagon — s123 wagon, diesel power

Mercedes w112 — W112. Look closely and you will see a w123 wagon too

Mercedes benz interior — Look at all that leather!

Mercedes Benz pagoda — The pagoda, I think it is overpriced compared to the R107 which is much better in performace and handling

And since this a web page about cars, lets look at some of the other cool vintage cars at the show!

Renault Alpina, one of the more special looking cars out there

Willys jeep, one of them have written Golden Gate ’48 under the windscreen

Messerschmidth, no not the 109 fighter jet. Smallest car on the show!

Porsche 914, very disliked by many, but loved by a few, I think it looks appealing from behind

And lastly a cheeky pic of me next to the 190SL

Author: Robs

Passionate about vintage Mercedes Benz where driving, maintaining and learning new things and teaching others on the black arts of car maintenance. View all posts by Robs

W124 Versions

The W124 was made from 1985 all the way up to 1997. It came with many body styles and a huge variety of engines of both petrol and diesel.

You should be aware and learn about the 3 generations of w124 production before acquiring one:

1985-89 was the fist generation without the side moldings and non-covered jack points. This is regarded most valuable by collectors as the most classic version, but also with the least standard equipment.

In 1989-93 was “Face lift 1” which brought colour-matched side cladding with polished trim, new seats and engine improvements. This is the best version for an every day car. They all had ABS brakes by this time making a far more secure option.

Generataion 3 or “Face lift 2” came out in late 1993 and was in production until 1997. This had new modern engine variations with 16 valves, new grille and clear side inductors and new tail lenses. By enthusiasts these are regarded as the lesser quality due to the “new” water based environmental paints which is inferior to older model. They rust easier and have longevity issues of the more fragile engines. 3. gen. w124s have more equipment as standard though which is appealing for many people.

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