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lurtch

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Monterey Car Week_2025
« on: August 18, 2025, 19:02:59 »
Hello All,

My wife and I were at Legends of the Autobahn last week. A fellow out of Tennessee is installing AMG engines into Pagodas.

Lots of other very interesting stuff there on the show field.

Larry in CA
Larry Hemstreet  in  N. Cal.

1966  230SL  (restored) Met. Anthracite w/ Maroon leather
1981  300TD-T (Concours condition, 86K, GETRAG 5sp.)
1982  300TD-T (parted out)
1986  560SEC (totaled)
1991  300TE (gifted)
1998  E320 (sold)
2004  E320 wagon (gifted)
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Bonnyboy

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Re: Monterey Car Week_2025
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2025, 20:58:40 »
Very nice -  did you find out what he is doing with the old engines he removes?

Ian
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Rahul

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Re: Monterey Car Week_2025
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2025, 13:14:42 »
Believe this is Kwiek Classics, https://www.kwiekclassics.com/

Has done great work on W111's in the past
1971 280SL auto #571 over parchment

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Re: Monterey Car Week_2025
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2025, 05:00:36 »
Yes, it is Kwiek. It even says so on the rear trunk.
I talked to him ~1 year ago to do the same as I blew my 230 engine.
His approach was to use the NA M113 55 engine from a CL paired with the 722.x 5-speed automatic transmission.
Though at this time he has not done a Pagode. Now he has!

In the end though I went down the road of a 280 engine, freshly rebuilt by Metric Motors. It's just about done (should have it in a week or two). 
« Last Edit: Today at 03:53:55 by roberhofer »
230 SL, US Model, 280/M130 engine, 3.69/W108 Rear Axle, Maroon. Owned since 2000.

 

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