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A dismantled Mercedes, more than 50 years old, is rusting in a shed, forgotten. For some it is pure junk, for some classic car fans, but it is a true treasure with the highest price guaranteed. A lot of work, but that's not a problem. these mechanics and restoration professionals. In the Ruhr region, any rusty Mercedes car, no matter how worn out, can be transformed into a new classic car, one that has miles for the customer. The 280 SL is the masterpiece. from restoration professionals from body to engine block, from the smallest seam to the last washer. The pagoda has everything newly renovated.

When the car leaves the aisles, it is in exactly the same condition as when it left the assembly line. The six-star luxury restaurant is unique in the world. In the heart of the Ruhr area, in Bottrop, is the headquarters of Brabus, the largest vehicle refiner in the world. Highly motorized vehicles from the Mercedes series upgraded to high-performance and luxury sports cars are manufactured here. limousines 900 HP, 1,500 Nm of torque and maximum speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour. These figures do not bother any mechanic, but it is not only modern cars that have been pushed to the limit since 2008.

Mercedes experts also Classic blue cars are back on the market and that has its price. The workshop is like a treasure valued in millions. Four sponsors have 700,000 euros in convertibles, in addition to the legendary 300 SL roadster, for almost two million euros. Getting back on the road requires several thousand hours of work for classic department employees. Your exclusive clients are always worried about that moment when you sit down and turn the key. You don't have to adjust anything or configure certain modes. Here are new modes of operation that are economical while driving and allow damage to the key.

It's easy to turn around. Bottrop restorers put around 20 historic Mercedes Benz back into circulation. There are currently around 80 vehicles in the pavilions. from dismantled to completely restored classic cars. A third of them are on the ground. We buy cars from all over the world, Australia, South America and North America. Then, after a good year and a half, it all begins. with a rare, dusty, rusty and forgotten find. Sometimes it really exists. The discovery of this Mercedes 280 SL in a barn has not moved for decades, but the restorers have still paid a good 40,000 euros for it, after the first day.

Professionals are clear about whether the new acquisition is valuable gold dust or whether its restoration could mean a total financial loss. Such a nice American car, step up for a moment and everything is really there, as it should be. In the back area, there are limits. Well, we can fix that. For a true-to-original restoration, it is important for men that as many of the original parts as possible are still installed on the car. extensive damage, so our friends at the wood factory will need your love again. In order to fully assess the condition of the white Mercedes, the new owners take it out of storage into the light of day, the effort involved in the restoration work becomes clear.

The car itself makes a total impression, but it's a lot of work. Some things don't add up. We talk about the year of manufacture. About the equipment. But that's not a big deal. The ancient pagoda is coming. North America and arrived years ago in Germany in a container across the Atlantic. Now the car is towed to the workshop, where the laborious transformation from a barn find to a noble vintage car introduced in 1963, an elegant convertible with a removable hardtop, can begin. The 230 SL at the Geneva Motor Show The car impressed with its 150 HP and high dynamics.

Three years after its presentation, the new 250 SL engine variant appeared and, in 1968, the 170 HP 280 SL. In the 60s, many drivers recognized it. the shape of the roof with the high windows asian temple buildings again and since then the car is called agde factory 4 in bottrop is the first stop for every classic car that is restored here the parade is a regular and welcome guest and the appearance of the white A classic car is not shiny at all. First of all, a mechanic cleans the old Mercedes of the coarsest dirt. This not only helps evaluate the exterior condition, but also protects other luxury vehicles in the lobby.

The 280 SL is then placed on the lifting platform. Disassembly begins. The mechanics build it first. The heart of the pagoda is formed by a 130, 2.8-liter inline six-cylinder engine, from which the automatic oil is now removed first and then the engine and engine oil. Cooling water is removed as well as oil from the power steering system. So, the engine and gearbox are made of borken. Disassembling the engine after a long period of time is always a challenge despite routine processes. of the drivetrain, it takes up to two hours if there is a lot of rust on the individual components, making it difficult to achieve the motto.

All accessories for the exhaust system are removed step by step, i.e. the final destination. It is not reconditioned and subsequently replaced with a new original Mercedes Benz exhaust system. The aluminum hood, on the other hand, is treated with special care because spare parts for the roadster body are much more difficult to obtain with the help of a hydraulic workshop. The men want to carefully remove the six-cylinder engine from the engine compartment. The most difficult thing about the discovery in the barn is that they could not remove the gearbox from the unit. The motor is stuck and won't release due to corrosion. in the cylinder, the engine simply breaks and no longer turns and for that reason we could not separate the torque converter from the crankshaft gearbox and therefore we could not separate the gearbox and the engine from each other and now basically we have to do that.

Then, with the gearbox removed and the gearbox removed, the engine weighs about 180 kilograms and would have been much easier to remove from the engine compartment. Improvisation is the order of the day. Here the mechanics are still true craftsmen who have to do it. Understand the engines down to the last detail, because there is no connection for a diagnostic device. What appears to the layman to be a major engine failure can be determined with experience and technical knowledge. The experience has been recovered again because at this moment the entire crankshaft cannot be rotated. Over time we cannot loosen the six screws that hold the converter because with a lot of luck we have already turned the spark plugs in which direction and that's it.

We spray rust remover on the cylinders and if we're lucky, when we start disassembling in the next few days, the rust will loosen up quite a bit. Maybe with a hard knock you can turn the crankshaft again and that shouldn't be a problem. A classic car still has its own. For the first engine. and the original gearbox, the value can easily increase by several tens of thousands of euros. Experts then speak of matching numbers, that is, the serial numbers of the engine, gearbox and other parts of the vehicle match as they did when they were delivered 50 years ago.

This is now a major selling point for 300 SL and Pagoda collectors. The mechanics work on the electrical system, the characteristic headlights with the chrome frames, first they dismantle them, then they loosen them connector by connector until the entire wiring harness is removed. Old electrical cables with poor or controlled insulation can cause many functions or even fires in the cables, so a complete one is then required. New wiring harness made Beck Album, lifted and replaced and in the end the plug could have been cut but we are careful. leave the commitment in the previous state so we can remanufacture the bumper accordingly and know where as many parts as possible were in the job or use the originals for the rebuild, making the restoration of a classic car a job of Sisyphus and a treasure hunt because some groups of trees like the pagoda doors are very difficult to get as a password, on average when the house is down it costs around 4200 4500 pieces and that sums it all up, Anja Teleschau, the valuable doors of aluminum.

They were part of the lightweight construction concept of Mercedes designers in the early 1960s, a real innovation at that time, since the Prohibition was one of the first production vehicles with an open steel and aluminum Mischka rosette. We haven't found any. with a hardtop in the city itself. I think the client lost the Serbs. A replacement for the restoration also collapsed. 50 years ago, the roadster became an everyday vehicle in European autumns and winters. Later, new gaskets, a new rear window, freshly chromed chrome parts, a new headliner and a new paint job. The textile roof of the pagoda is located under the canopy compartment.

After years in a sleeping beauty, it is difficult to open it. You can see very clearly where the roofs are broken, they destroy the seal, which happens very often that the locking mechanism does not work and the roof takes a picture of something that is not normally allowed to happen. it stays firm there and then you can see it could break anywhere. The rods appear intact and can also be used. I say go ahead and cover up what was destroyed. Restorers will restore it completely by hand because a suitable replacement part can arrive quickly. It costs 5,000 euros, but there is no problem removing the leather seats.

They go directly to the internal upholstery for renewal. When disassembling the interior, mechanics often discover items that fell unnoticed into the pockets of previous owners. lying on the floor of the vehicle for years - evidence of another forgotten era, like the barn find, the coins are from 1989, it wasn't even there yet, a plan I built myself in 96, so it's good that as you can see on the coins before my time, the team continues with the installation of the radio from abroad. Karl Heinz Koch immediately knows the correct steps to remove the device, especially in US vehicles they like to find surprises behind the dashboard.

Replacement radios were often wired amateurishly by amateur mechanics: a negligent risk for the head of the workshop, the cook, and when he sees taps of this type being used, that is not what he is doing. I am very happy to see that the cables are simply seen together, there is no German standard, it is very dangerous, cable fires are announced, they are being completely rebuilt, the cables are old, sometimes they are 60 years old, there are many things that They are fragile and you can just do that. Many of them are closed. In India there is an electric shock and the flyover has hoses and you just have to do it whether you want to or not, we usually always make everything from scratch otherwise it's not like that.

It does not make any sense. I make mistakes myself. I say when your car arrives, it's a surprise. I don't know what's inside. The engine could do it. That's why we always buy everything new. No questions about the finished engine or interior when we restore a classic car. All trades of automobile construction are required. The condition of the body is the most important for revitalization, while work on the skeleton of the vehicle is time-consuming and expensive. The biggest weak point of the restoration is the body. This turns a restoration, I would say, into a cheap deal or a catastrophe, so that the 50-year-old pagoda once again has a straight, dent-free sheet metal body.

Bodybuilders need a lot of experience with classical shapes. Historic cars with a mixed body are hammered, hammered and pulled completely manually. Today, only a few master these ancient techniques and attention is paid to originality down to the smallest detail. Bodybuilders cut a rusty sheet metal and the new part is created. manufactured in exactly the same quantity at welding points in the same place are problem areas and starting from the front is like a weak point here because they were prone to rust and there are places that cannot be reached when we restore a car So, like separating the front fenders, how the rear tremmel slides all the way so I can think of this exactly and we can take it off for up to two months, the body work can be eaten up.

The precision of the individual's fit. The pieces together are crucial to the quality of a restoration. This can be seen in the gaps throughout the vehicle. The original Mercedes Benz Mesz masters are pulled evenly through the gaps, the coachbuilders have done a good job. A quality item today, as then. Finally, the bumpers and all the moldings around the vehicle are adjusted. Everything that is now here in copper is in the vehicle. Now there are apparently fewer stars on the radiator grill. Later, in the 1960s there were no coated plastic moldings like those placed on cars today.

In thepagoda, all these are metal pieces that after the application of copper are polished and then the final application of galvanic chrome is done. an electrically charged immersion bath in which a thin layer of chromium of 0.2 to 0.5 micrometers is deposited on the copper parts. A pagoda has about 230 chrome parts per unit. For a uniform and fade-free print, all target parts are re-chromed, even if some chrome parts are still intact on the original vehicle. In parallel with painting the body, the workshop team continues working on the other assemblies to solve the problem. After solving the riddle of the stuck crankshaft, the officer first frees the six-cylinder.

The barn pagoda torque converter fittings are still stuck in the engine block. The mechanic laboriously makes his way to the crankcase, inside which he suspects the cause. The SL's M100 30 engine is easy to repair. It was only bolted on at the factory and not like current engines, so all components can be dismantled with the necessary specialist knowledge. The quality of the materials used for engine parts in the 1960s and 1970s is a plus in this engine overhaul as men separate the cylinder head from the engine block. The damage to all six cylinders is visible on the cylinders, there is a finger of water and the crankcase is very clogged.

Everything is rusty and brown. What seems like a total loss to us is a well-known image in classic car workshops. Water damage to the head doesn't refer to damage, so I guess that's always the case. we use the old engine, it's just a freshly made injection pump and it's actually been bolted on and then they're usually set up incorrectly and it usually happens that at some point you have your head in the direction of the search program why now. I know why it's probably stuck because there's the piston that's fixed, it does what it says on there, hard to believe, but this is not a case for scrapping.

To recondition engine parts, mechanics use several procedures. During engine assembly. They are cleaned with a jet of glass beads at a pressure of 8 bar, the beads the size of a grain of sand expel dirt from the component. In addition to the cleaning effect, the glass beads seal the surface of the old castings, which means that the glass beads seal the surface of the old castings. In addition, they will be better protected against corrosion in the future. The cylinder heads are the first to harden. Dirt and rust are removed before being thoroughly cleaned with a jet of water.

Material damage only becomes visible when they are clean. The cracks are visible again. Everything is in order here and the cylinder head can be reassembled after new work. Next door, the old master Karl Heinz Koch already has an original fuel injection pump for a Mercedes 300 SL, the value of the component is. as high as a new car, a bomb at this moment I think that if it can be obtained for about 30,000 euros and if someone has spare parts I have to say supply and demand, this historic one should also have a similar value Test bench was bought in To be able adjust Pagode 300 SL and co fuel pumps exactly to factory specifications.

Each of these tubes represents a cylinder of the engine and must be filled correctly with fuel using the pump to pump it and then the pump does it. So much love and muscle strength. In a sprayed one, the three-decade-old test station still works perfectly and the 30,000 euro pump fills the metering cylinders evenly with fuel. It will not cause the engine to vibrate or cause fatal damage to the head gasket and then to you. You can see how the elements shape the individual pieces in the same way. If so, the fight is also driven into the engine and then transmitted through the line to the nozzles a little higher up and you can be a little bit of our claim.

If the injection pump injected different amounts of fuel, this error would be visible here and could be corrected somewhere. This old technology is almost no longer used, so the oldest rulers are the strongest of all and the push. Every time no one does it in quotes. Karl Heinz Koch finished after half an hour. He has correctly adjusted the fuel injection amount. He loosens the fuel lines and separates the pump from the drive unit. To set the target idle value, you must first install the injection system in the vehicle, but before that you must add another component to the nostalgic.

Look closely at the dyno, which is the distributor. The Mercedes 280 SL is now hooked and connected. The multifunctional machine, in danger of extinction, makes mechanics' hearts beat faster. This technology is a dinosaur that separates the amateur mechanic from the professional. It's been done before and for us it's history. It is much more important so we can check the distributor ourselves, it is a big problem if it does not work, the engine cannot work properly, so turn off the states and all the functions there are time. moment at which the electrical impulses from the distributor reach the spark plugs and their spark causes the explosion of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.

The value for the 6 cylinders is correct. In this case the engine cannot develop its full power. The test run would be complete and would reduce the advantage of where to take the engine to the assembly bench, everything is perfectly prepared. There is now a motor running in the many individual pieces of the puzzle, helping to maintain order. An overview. I have prepared basically all the accompanying screws, new parts, chains and wheels. Chain. New screws. Anti malaria. Mosquitoes. Moths. Money wants to attract everything that moves towards the engine and what about matching numbers? Basically I just need the block.

The shaft head of this engine to keep it in place with inama Karl Heinz Koch has worked in engine building for over 40 years to assemble it, so he does not need any building instructions. It's hard to believe this crankshaft is. 50 years. Now what is united comes together. Piece by piece, the revised '60s engine block gets its makeover, including six new factory pistons that slide into the freshly drilled family blog and are screwed in with a splash of oil. Soon the pagoda will move strongly again. In total, the M 130 engine consists of more than 400 individual parts.

Karl Heinz Koch knows them all. The new head gasket seals the water channels, oil channels and combustion chambers. the original cylinder head that already has new valves. With good preparation, an experienced mechanic needs between six and eight hours for the complete assembly. The result is basically a new engine but with miles of travel. The customer has a brand new car. The aluminum cylinder head cover also comes from the original car. It is the last component that is installed and closes the engine. It's hard to believe that this shiny unit was removed from the barn pagoda just a few days ago, eaten away by rust. with stagnant water in the pistons The popular roadster was born with driving fun and agility, because its genes come from the racing department of Daimler Benz AG.

The 280 SL has a lot of experience in motorsport, something that every driver notices to this day. In 1963, the year of its launch, Mercedes sent the 230 SL to the Liège rally. Sofia needed long-distance rallies like these, ideal for working on the reliability of the engines. Driver Eugen Böhringer won immediately and became the first driver to win. The pan-European long-distance rally twice in a row. The restored pagoda is also intended to be a long-lasting machine suitable for daily use, so it also needs a good gearbox. Antique gearboxes are true marvels of engineering and restoration. It requires maximum precision: two mechanics completely dismantle the old four-speed automatic transmission.

If you look at the complex structure, you can see the achievement of Mercedes engineers. In the 1960s, the four-speed automatic transmission was a world first. and it was available for many manufacturers It only became available 20 years later, the fascination that also existed with the old gearbox or the old engines, since it was easy because I can actually dismantle almost all the components and look at them and, if in doubt, also repair and repair it, then this component itself is called Centrifugal Force Regulator it is responsible for when which gear is engaged or when it is taken again and if you imagine that something like this was implemented mechanically back then, where today programmers are needed to In the beginning of the software for a transmission control unit, you write that something like this was all mechanical back then.

That is why it has already been implemented in relation to this. For inspection and restoration of such a company, mechanics need about a week. all parts still work. If not, obtaining them is usually very laborious and, as in the famous search for a needle in a haystack, original spare parts are the gold coin in any restoration. That's why the inhabitants of Bottrop have their own warehouse. A large storage space allows access when a rare spare part is offered on the aftermarket, regardless of whether it is needed at the moment or not, according to the motto to have is better than to need And here everything is stored in a catalog, from the radio antennas from the rear view mirrors to the pistons, which of course are the most important thing in the United States and then they were well packaged in such an old time as there was still a data room and before November 26, 1978 in life Original pistons still from 6 In To keep your memory full, in Bottrop cars are also bought only to be dismantled.

These organ donors are completely disassembled and their valuable components are delivered for processing, just like we buy them on the Internet. They want to be removed from old vehicles. time and again sent back to outside companies for restoration and manufacturing. In general, what has really become ugly compared to the speedometer or the original are also the chrome rings, which are replaced and new ones inserted, so to speak. Assembled in the 600 square meters of the warehouse, there are around 8,000 different spare parts waiting for installation in a six-star classic car but the warehouse also has its limits if, on the one hand, the part is not in its place.

From this desk a network of dealers and classic car fans is created around the world. This is where the master sits when looking for spare parts. Martin Hein Zahlbach knows exactly where to look for spare parts. to get new ones then I have mine here I have mine here I have my day here spare parts dealer that is now like this from the network that accesses all the numbers and then I judge that I have to investigate more. There are those who do it. 124 and if nothing works anymore then I have to watch the corner used for 100 to drive because the sound screens make calls through the area.

I also have some advice that then only 124 makes 107 and so on, otherwise it means look for or. far, far away, if nothing works anymore for me to have a right-hand drive vehicle, then against England it is very bad to come to Australia and discover that they are being devoured with around 50,000 pagodas built around the world, the point of departure for the search. Finding spare parts is generally good, but it is often the small parts that cause problems. Parts are always very difficult to get if they have been damaged by corrosion or accidental damage or are simply not in the back of the car, that is always the option. very complex and sometimes very expensive case as an example a pagoda mirror involved in the chrome performance a mirror used and not reworked sometimes at 1000 euros also a windshield wiper arm which can then cost between 500 and 600 euros and restored for the Exceptionally No It is necessary to purchase complicated spare parts.

Here classic car specialists can rely on the know-how of their own saddlery. However, leather rugs and decorative stitching are made in this room. The specifications for restoring a classic car seat differ significantly from the other work orders here. The originality of the materials used is also the highest priority in saddlery. Yes, you can see very well in this old chair that there is another one of the same ones. upholstery made of coconut material, which is actually coconut fibers, which are considered to be actually very stable. Seen from years ago, of course, with this age on this car, of course it is also the case with all of these: it is simply important.

To recover this seating comfort, what can be done with these original upholstery? Before the saddler replaces the lower upholstery, removes the leather and removes the old coconut fibers, he slowly works his way to the 60-year-old seat frame. Rust has also gained the upper hand here, as wellwhich you can see here with this base spring if you say it's a mistake, it's already a little rusty. We're not going to go exploit it now. Springs or what makes this rust aura that we have. Use new springs when the seat is upholstered after about 25 hours of work. How does it not just look like new again?

The carefully renewed upholstery also offers first-class seating comfort, like in a new car, which it does not have now. The old police that is crumbled falls apart when choosing the holster, in the saddlery, head-dyed leather is used, which is covered with a thin layer of varnish. Additionally, the leather is embossed, giving its surface a color. With a structure similar to the original 1960s seat in this freshly painted pagoda, mechanics are now putting the expensive puzzle back together. From the saddlery, in addition to the seats, there are also carpets and various covers for the dashboard and the hood.

The compartment and the central tunnel Workers are replacing all the restored parts of the interviewer. So far, the renovation of the interior has cost the saddlers about 300 hours of work. The new interior is taking shape. The car will also be returned in this condition and on the market it would cost 5,000 euros. Not even the slightest detail remains. The cars remain intact. The road to the finished 300,000 euro pagoda is no longer far away. Using the crane, the mechanics lift the six-cylinder engine from the assembly bench to the car, slowly releasing the 180-kilogram engine. Despite the protective mats around him, his pulse increases a little.

This moment could have costly consequences and ruin the many hours of work that have been put into the car. Everything works but without problems. The engine is in position and can only be bolted to the body when the engine is installed in the car, everything necessary. Coolants and lubricants are refilled. As a major achievement, the mechanics assemble the aluminum hood and carefully bolt it to the front hinges. The work of the mechanics in this pagoda is completed for the moment by the long and elegant hood of the roadster. and the front that defines the style The Mercedes 280 SL now looks like it just came off the assembly line in Sindelfingen.

What started as an exciting idea is now a premium classic car restoration company. Many companies restore classic cars, but with that quality. from Bottrop is extremely rare anywhere in the world. This is also reflected in vehicle prices. It is clear that this is a lucrative market in which price developments in recent years have only seen an upward direction. They are not expensive but they are a quality product and quality simply costs money, so when we restore a vehicle, we buy a good vehicle first. Yes, in terms of quality it is already appropriate, of course some green areas also cost. well, about 100,000 euros that a car like this costs and then if you calculate the hours of work, yes I will say that we are talking depending on the condition of the vehicle and if you calculate the effort of 1000 to 1500 hours of work on your own, let's calculate it based on the rates current hours, which in reality would have to calculate more, then it comes to a good sum and then, of course, the issue of spare parts.

Yes, here we use many original Mercedes Benz spare parts. They are new and priced accordingly so many parts are also extremely expensive so a good set of headlights for a pagoda can also cost a good 3000 euros or more or a lock for your vehicle so there are many sums that add up if you spend so much money on them When you buy a classic car, you expect it to be a perfect vehicle, which is why each pagoda is personally tested by workshop director Karl Heinz Koch. He is the one who turns the ignition key. for the first time because nothing escapes the head of the workshop.

In recent years he has already dismantled and reassembled dozens of pagodas in test drives. He controls the work of his team with a superbike so that the speedometer really reads zero. In the end Master Chef has his own tricks. It's my job. Yes, I always have a daily need at the same time as traffic, but when the vehicle is practically complete and finished, there is logically a kilometer ahead. The customer, who also has everything new, can start from scratch on the proving ground, right in front of the hall, the chassis is checked, at the same time there is also its own helipad.

A mogul track, if you have to work on something that rattles, squeaks or bottoms out. Each classic car is also driven by the classic team for 500 kilometers on normal roads, so that the new owner can immediately get in and go. Everything is fine for today and the white pagoda returns to the dry workshop. He's already waiting for the next car. The engine of a black Mercedes 300 SL does not work as it should. The supercar from the late 1950s needs much more care than the relatively robust Pagoda. The workshop manager finds the problem in the 215 HP engine. six-cylinder engine with his experience he quickly discovered that he first checked the exhaust gas values, the carbon monoxide values ​​in the exhaust gases are not optimal, a clear signal to the specialist that it is worth it because now the candles are simply too high. and the candles burn very quickly and then it no longer works correctly and that is why you have to adapt it to the world.

A lot of experience with the car is needed. The reason is quickly discovered and these small nozzles are installed on the engine. They regulate the air supply and influence the carbon monoxide content in the exhaust. Apparently a nozzle that was too small was used here and that is why this is happening. The expert now reveals that this mistake accounted for 1.10 euros of the two million of the classic. Even after more than 60 years, the pleasure of driving an open roadster has not diminished in the slightest. Wherever it appears, it attracts the attention of passersby. Then, as now, the supercar was a rare phenomenon on the street scene.

Of course, this is also a special and especially valuable car, like 1,300 sl. Of course, it is not usually used to get buns, which of course you can also get with a pagoda. rarities of 300 sl. used for the trip The baker takes advantage of the exclusivity of the most expensive cars of the time, which has generated an outstanding buyer list that continues to fascinate classic car fans, especially with the 300 SL, which, of course, It's very nice when you find a vehicle that has a good story, who bought the car? Who was the car that Kroos was driving?

These are always highlights when you have a coherent story. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider. Who's who At the end of the 50s, the moment of truth has arrived in any restoration at factory 4 in Bottrop, a critical visit has been announced. Today it will be decided whether the six stars on the wall are just an advertising slogan or a real seal. quality. An appraiser enters the room. His judgment determines the value of the restored pagoda. The data of a recognized valuation system that determines the prices of classic cars of all classes since 1984 is exposed. and a flashlight, the inspector immediately begins to search for the so-called matching numbers.

He also knows the period very well and quickly locates the places where they are found. The small numbers are stamped around the vehicle. The full report will take several hours. In the past, matching numbers was not a problem at all. The vehicles were disassembled, the components were simply put away and the vehicle was then assembled in this manner. They were also used like new. parts, so a new Mercedes engine and a new gearbox are installed. Nowadays they try to improve what you have, which means that the engine is preserved and is built with completely new parts so this girl has received numbers; these are all.

Important details that must be present for a high quality restoration or for a high quality antique vehicle. For the evaluation of the pagoda, the appraiser uses a standardized checklist with 27 categories and a total of 148 points. Therefore, the report is necessary. that the actual value of a classic car for insurance can be determined without Otherwise, anyone could claim that their own vehicle was worth several hundred thousand euros in the event of an accident or theft of classic data and at school. rating system 1 to 6 and then the quality of the vehicle or not, the individual assemblies are evaluated and in the end there is always an overall rating for each assembly and an overall rating for the entire vehicle in addition to the visual one.

In the inspections, the report also includes functional tests of all areas of the vehicle, such as the lighting system or the hood folding mechanism. The attention of the appraiser is important, since the desired safe value of 300,000 euros can be seen under the car, where there is nothing. Looking at it, it's clear how faithful the restoration was to the original and why the six-star designation is absolutely justified. These very small and fine solder points are placed exactly where they should be. factory in the number of pieces and in the quantity then we continue with these sealing works, which are applied exactly the same as those delivered from the factory at the time and care has been taken to the smallest detail to guarantee that the factory delivery is as close possible The pagoda achieves all points in each category of the checklist.

The car therefore receives a special certificate because it deviates greatly from the existing quality gala. So, a bit of history is always sent. The vehicle at the beginning is listed here, there is the number of hours that must be put in, it has been completely dismantled down to the last screw, then at the end it has a condition rating and a value in this case the replacement value is 90,000 se completed in a year and a half and comes from a rusty barn. find a classic luxury car worth around 300,000 euros found in the heart of the Ruhr region. old Mercedes stars with a new shine.

Every pagoda that comes out of the halls is a classic car with new car character 60 years old with 0 mileage Bottrop mechanics are among the best car restorers World originality is their top priority In more than 1500 hours of work, they turn a rusty barn find in a radiant new style icon