Driving a mile in The Emerald Bullet 1962 Mercedes W111 

You don't need to put first gear unless you came to a complete stop. Just depress the clutch and then release it slowly while acelerating and you can keep second gear while almost stopped. And no it's not a 3 speed, it's a 4 speed.

What a fantastic car these were. I remember driving my father's 220SE, W111 in 1966. I was 19 years old ,, and no car today comes even close to the pleasure it gave me Thank you for making the video. You lucky bastard to own one. ! Only wish I could afford one of these in Australia today. Driverless cars are the future ? Thank god I probably won't live to see it.

I like the sound, it brings me back many fond childhood memories. The vertical ribbon type speedometer with colors changed from yellow to red is so fantastic. Thank you for sharing. Chang, Singapore

Nice Car Mate. I have a 280se 1968 and just love it. Thanks for taking us for a ride:)

Congratuilations man, you do have a precious car. I absolutely enjoyed the video, its so cool, amazing how it drives smoothly throug the gears.

1960 - 1970 ... this is gold era of automobiles absolutely. No plastics, no syntetics, no electronics but big motors, a lot pains and spiritual designs

Had a 250s and 280sel didn't sound like yours in fact they so quite you can only the engine if you rev it around the 4k rpm. Yours sounds really bad. By the way the 1st and 2nd gears is just to get moving so stop revving the shit out

This feels like having a relaxing ride, as a passenger, in this lovely car!

Engine certainly sounds 6-cylinder..more smooth running & subdued sounding when revved up unlike the 4-cylinders which become harsh & loud. I believe in those days they did have a 6-cylinder petrol engine of 2.2 litre so whether 2.2 or 2.3 (in the newer 230.6 W115) or 2.8 W108) etc. the sound i hear here all 'belongs' to that era of Mercedes-Benz 6-cylinder engines, which of course is somewhat different from their newer 6-cylinders from W116 onwards. On a sidenote, if you want to get hear something quite similar, the Citaro bus (with the smaller 6.4 litre in-line 6 diesel) sounds something like that in a kick-down acceleration mode ! I understand these old car engines are from a very different era from a modern bus engine but (surprise or not) they can sound alike too..being 6-cylinder in configuration i'll say is the basic ingredient behind it.

driving scene like from old great movies

seems to be a 4 cyl engine seems to be geared very slow, something in the area of 4:1 these cars had a built-in quality that is more rewarding than sparkling performance

this one needs some grease, you will have to top up the grease in all the 16 points , being suspensions, shaft etc... , valves need looking into and tuning and timing , but it moves all you need is some TLC , I like the manual on the Nelson, all I have is a auto but I feel true driving is on tree for a car this age...Nice video , enjoyed it and good Luck Mate...

You should lubricate the doors, steering, etc. Sounded a bit creeky to me. Otherwise sweet car man. Engine sounds fantastic and interior looks great. I also really lime the manual column shifter. Nice car, and thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the drive!my dad's car and I love it!

My original 230 was bad repaired, one piston rod broke out of the oil sump. I found a W114 250E that was converted to carburators. My car is a W111 1968 Automatic. I now I can't pass 3200RPM or it will shift to the next gear. I didn't know it was going fast until some neigbhbours told me they were trying to catch me up ( we live in a hilly zone) and no wonder what they did, they just couldn't

old German stick shift.

My family had a sedan 220s 1961 and this video, got me a time to remember. Thanks.

Mercedes Benz W111 this model from the James Bond movie in 1969. On her Majesty Secret Service.

Man I love these cars... I'm currently trying to find a rear end for my '63 220s... no luck.

Cool. I have a good to go 230 find all myself I'm down in San Antonio. I'm thinking about selling it.

The car is making engine/transmission noise like hell. This is very regrettable! When in good condition, the car wouldn't produce more noise than modern cars! This is a shame. How dare you show a car in this conditions? The car deserve a general (serious) overhaul by dedicated mechanics. A shame!

My car in 1975, engine replace in France whenretourning from England to Switzerland.

It brought lots of childhood memory back. Thank you. Sadly I do think you engine needs some overhaul because it runs way too rough.... Great video.

Hace mucho ruido, recuerdo que el de mi padre era supersilencioso, que me gustaba conducirlo !!!

Beautiful classic M Benz sedan! Mike from Missouri

Do you know your steering wheel is upside down nice motor man

Fantastic!

Jesus...stop reving the shit out of the old lady...she's not a race car.

my guess is the engine sounds more like a 2.2 on 6cyl (though, I am having doubts on some moments it sounds a bit like a 2.0 on 4cyl)

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That is some boooring shit - not even a pic of the outside.

What a nice video! I like it. :)

Great video! Feels like we're sitting right there with you!

Is the rattling of the valves /hydros normal or comes it by the age of the car? Very nice Video! In Germany we call ist the "drifting dune" - the discovery of slowness

nice car. ill have to do the same sort of vid in my mercedes :D

Me ha gustado mucho👍

4 speed, not 3

Oh yah. She's faster and louder, of course. You just added a six cylinder and had the original rebuilt to boot! Nice. Want to sell it to me? I'll take it.

Vary good 👍

Oh my what a car... such phenomenal beauty and elegance is mind bogglingly stunning. The best part of the beauty is that it’s a 4 speed column shift manual transmission and that my friend is pure Royal and a Majestic Pride of Classic Beauty.

Beautiful!! I love it.

That stick looks confusing and labour intensive. Nice car. Bigtime old merc fan here.

Hi, was that a cold start? Sounds great with the M130.

Brings back childhood memories. But my late German uncle would never have revved the engine that hard and change gear much earlier.

sounds incredibly low geared, my old 71 280c gas was a nightmare on the highway. sounded like 4500 rpm at 80.

Great project, how much did you buy the car initially? How money did you put in considering all the listed repairs. Definitely a labor of love. I have an opportunity to purchase the exact model but different color. I wanted to know if its worth pursuing or not

Sounds like its a diesel. My 1966 200D sounded like this. if that is NOT a diesel engine, then it sounds like a lot of valve train noise.

Wait do you use unleaded fuel for 60's engine? If u use your engine's valve will broken like my 1964 220se.

Actually, if there is a way to submit pics to get opinion, dont know where to start. Vendors....

Thanks for the video. I had a 62 190 C in college. It brought back many memories.

???Couldn't afford at least some drops of oil to heal the door squeaking???

First my car...

Looks a nice car. I think you forgot to use your indicators though. Or didn't they have them for this model year? Current posh cars do that a lot too, turning into a street without using blinkers, so you have to let another 50 or so cars pass before you can get to the other side of the road, instead of being able to go while the car turning in slows down traffic.

Love the car, but the gearbox seems rather fiddly. is the lever on the steering column something you can get easily used to?

I've driven the similar model diesel power 4 cyl also shifter on column back in 1988 the way it shift so easy it remind me driving a 1950 Studebaker champion except the Mercedes has more power

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@Coen1121221212121212 Actually, the shifter has new bushings and the system works properly. I never have any problems moving from gear to gear.

The color change on the "barber pole" speedometer indicates gear Chang. The is three speed manual transmission.

@brocpoet Thank you. We've fixed the problem temporarily! I should post some videos after restoration!

I have a rear end in storage... Will trade you a six-pack of root beer for it.

Das Auto! What a great car! Looks to be real quiet and comfortable as a MB should be.

valves are a bit noisy, so mercedes engine noise not what it should be,but i really enjoyed the ride ! i had a 220 s 1962 ,automatic, had a nice red leather interior.

i know theyre not made for speed, but how fast have you gotten up to in this?

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@aaocc I believe it is linked to the gearbox by rods.

Hello @brocpoet I own a 62' 220SE with auto transmission. Would you happen to know how the column shifter is linked to the gearbox? Via cable or something else?

what is the color change sequence of the speedometer

Watch the video in full screen mode and 1080P HD for best viewing. The video was shot with the new Nikon D7000 DSLR camera mounted on a tripod.

I enjoyed that mile! (A fellow Mercedes enthusiast)

Love the enginesound,true vintage

What is that ticking sound? A valve or something else?

That's how a 6 cylinder diesel should sound like :-)

Do you still own this W111? Did you repair the dashboard?

German cars ..The best

What is the shift pattern?

You are right. Didn't realise it.

wow you like to rev it dont you? :) nice car though, powersteering?

ty for this cool ride....

Is this VW Bug?

how to show turn signals?

The sound is lovely.

@methegamerz Yup.

plz let me know how to use reverse gear

Will done

cool car, my father had this one

I remember my dad had one with speedometer that changes color as you go faster from green to yellow to orange to red. I’m hoping I’m remembering that correctly.

I have a w115 D and keep it alive with parts cars....Whew.