Fully restored and carefully modded, this stunning 1980 W123 Mercedes 300D is being auctioned at the moment. This is a US model originally equipped with a ...

Sturdy, reliable and seemingly infused with DNA from a tardigrade, the Mercedes-Benz W123 series of executive vehicles represents a golden age in German engineering. Coveted for their reliability ...

But like the Man of Steel, the W123 has one weakness, and it's not a green mineral from Krypton but the unctuous and sophisticated self-leveling dampers fit to the rear of 1979–85 300TD wagons.