Paul Hudson gets behind the wheel of a 27-year-old Mercedes-Benz W123 saloon that's in near-showroom condition. This Mercedes-Benz 230E is a 1986 model, and is one of the last ever built Credit: Photo ...

Usually when a car is described as showing wear that is incongruent with its mileage, it should be avoided. But if you change your inflection, that descriptor can also be used positively. As in: "Wow, ...

Driving an old classic car can be appealing, but it's important to buy a quality oldtimer, like the Mercedes-Benz W123, to avoid the dream turning into a nightmare. There's something special about ...

For fans of classic German cars, the Mercedes W123 is a perennial favorite. It's not particularly fast, or even that luxurious, but it represents a golden era for Mercedes-Benz, when stalwart ...

The W123 generation of the E-Class was one of the most successful models of the series, with almost 2.7 million units sold worldwide. The German carmaker built the W123 for ten years, and the car was ...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 remains a car worth celebrating, and Martin Buckley has done just that and more in this beautiful book. Check out some pictures of the must-have volume below. Self-published by ...

Mercedes introduced the W123 to European markets in sedan form in 1976. It was the next step beyond the W114 and W115 coupes and sedans that had been around since 1967. Two years later, a station ...

If you’re a fan of the old W123 sedan, observing it next to the W213 E-Class might just give you a new perspective on just how far Mercedes have come in terms of design. Another reason to enjoy these ...

Something Mercedes-Benz would have never done: a couple of fastback coupés for the W114 and W123 model series. During the late sixties and the seventies, Mercedes-Benz never took the risk to leave the ...

Theo has dedicated his life to cars. He has studied the only Automotive Journalism course in the world located at Coventry University and describes this passion as a clinical obsession. Give Theo four ...

Anywhere on the planet south of about the Bosporus you'll find dusty tracks choked with Mercedes W123s. Because of the ubiquity of the Mercedes - and the memory of pungent, potholed taxi rides through ...

The W123 Mercedes E-Class doesn’t typically tend to get as much love as later generations when it comes to tuning. That likely has to do with limited aftermarket support, but when a modified one does ...