Reader Find: Flossin' as all heck in a Mercedes-Benz 230S 'Camino

Jeff Glucker

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Mercedes-Benz 230S El Camino

The W110 Mercedes-Benz is a classically cool machine that combines the standard vintage style you’d expect from an old German machine with a dash of rare exterior flourishes. The car has fins, a great face, and wonderfully sculpted wheel openings. It’s a classic for sure. Reader Otto Nobedder managed to spy a rather unusual looking Benz at a local shopping center.

What you’re looking at is a W110 Benz that has been transformed into a car-truck. There are two questions I have for the owner, who told Nobedder that he preformed the work himself.

1) Excellent work, I don’t have a question here just taking a moment to congratulate you.

and

2) What do we call this? Is it an Benzamino, Benzchero, or Bampage? Check out another shot after the break.

Thanks for the pics Otto!

Mercedes-Benz 230S El Camino rear 

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Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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34 responses to “Reader Find: Flossin' as all heck in a Mercedes-Benz 230S 'Camino”

  1. MVEilenstein Avatar
    MVEilenstein

    Whoa.

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  2. LTDScott Avatar
    LTDScott

    Given the former Daimler-Chrysler partnership, it's a Rampenz.

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    1. FuzzyPlushroom Avatar
      FuzzyPlushroom

      I was thinking 230Scamp, but yes, clearly some form of Chrysler cartruck.

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  3. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Actually is would be a Benz Coupe Express. At the time of the W110 M-B was most closely associated with Studebaker.
    <img src="http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2010/12/1937StudebakerCoupeExpress_01_700.jpg&quot; width="500/">
    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Coupe_Express” target=”_blank”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Coupe_Express

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  4. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    Me and Lorenzo rollin' in the El Benzo.

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  5. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    Does that read "COUPI" just below the dealer ID tag on the rear trunk/tailgate? Could this be a new, previously unheard of name for these sweet car/trucks?
    Also, what's up with the bitcoin link? Working that Ponzi scheme hard aren't ya?

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  6. dead_elvis Avatar
    dead_elvis

    [youtube z1DzZ7oShl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1DzZ7oShl4 youtube]
    and I don't care what we call it!
    What's up with the reddit/Bitcoin article URL below the last photo? A quick scan of that page didn't net any more MB cartruck info.

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    1. dead_elvis Avatar
      dead_elvis

      oooh, wait – it's your sly way of letting us know we can redeem our Hooniverse/Atomic Toasters/ID points for Bitcoins! ha ha ha ha ha ha, we'll be INTERNET rich!

      Reply
    2. Jeff Glucker Avatar
      Jeff Glucker

      hahahaha… Tim and I were talking about Bitcoins yesterday, I must've copy/pasted that into the article accidentally.

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      1. Tim Odell Avatar
        Tim Odell

        Tip jeff_glucker .01 BTC verify

        Reply
  7. desolit Avatar
    desolit

    these actually exsist dont they? they made hurses from them. didnt they make flower cars as well?

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    1. desolit Avatar
      desolit

      havent found one yet and still searching but in my search i found this crazy thing
      <img src="http://flipacars.com/pics/Cadillac/cadillac-fleetwood-flower-car-06.jpg"&gt;

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      1. desolit Avatar
        desolit

        HOLY HOONIVERSE! maybe we need to do a funeral car discusion
        <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kSsM2sbbrlU/ULgK3FPJQaI/AAAAAAACOFQ/ycgY_EkaJao/s640/4616601351_a6064ebcc2_b.jpg"&gt;

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        1. desolit Avatar
          desolit

          BOOM! found one
          <img src="http://mitglied.multimania.de/albeyer/6a668a60.jpg"&gt;

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        2. Tim Odell Avatar
          Tim Odell

          You mean like this…? http://hooniverse.info/2010/12/08/1929-cadillac-he…

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          1. desolit Avatar
            desolit

            yeah like that.

        3. nutzforautos Avatar
          nutzforautos

          Yes, please! PRO car nut here…

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  8. Stu_Rock Avatar
    Stu_Rock

    It sure looks like a funeral flower car to me.

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  9. SK Avatar
    SK

    <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ga4vVni1I2Q/TazOAWS2r2I/AAAAAAAANN0/SL_C8vIvNg4/s1600/w115.jpg&quot; width="600">
    I present the FACTORY W115 Pickup.
    <img src="http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/attachments/vintage-mercedes/41804d1172923335-ever-see-w115-pick-up-benzomino.jpg&quot; width="600">
    Also a 600 Grosse Camino.

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    1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
      Jeff Glucker

      holy crap!

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      1. scroggzilla Avatar
        scroggzilla

        The 600 pictured above is Karl Middlehauve's Benzomino. He made a second, TURBOCHARGED, 600 based pick-em up, El Benzo. Incidentally, both are for sale.
        http://www.mbgrand600.com/Page6.html

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        1. dead_elvis Avatar
          dead_elvis

          El Benzo! Perfect, EOD.
          Excellent link! ETA: turn off your sound before checking out the slideshows – annoying auto-play music is annoying!

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        2. Rover 1 Avatar
          Rover 1

          And designed by Paul Bracq himself ! Getting the cars original designer to design your utility conversion must be nearly as good as a factory job itself !

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          1. scroggzilla Avatar
            scroggzilla

            Karl Middlehauve's shop is thought to be the best 600 restoration facility, outside of the MBZ factory, in the world.
            http://www.mbgrand600.com/
            Incidentally, Karl also made a 600 coupe.
            http://bringatrailer.com/2009/06/20/bringatrailer…

      2. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
        Irishzombieman☆

        He deserves a star for that, Jeff.

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  10. IronBallsMcG Avatar
    IronBallsMcG

    Just a filled rear door (or two) from perfection.

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    1. TheOtherMacLeod Avatar
      TheOtherMacLeod

      I was going to ask.. Why did he leave that rear door there? The rest of the work seems fairly flawless from the pictures. Could it be structural? I wouldn't think so, but stranger things have happened, I'm sure? How hard can it be?

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  11. SSurfer321 Avatar
    SSurfer321

    /putsonflamesuit
    WTF?! You go ahead and make a truck out of a four door car but don't shave the rear door or handles?! Craftsmanship notwithstanding, this is a huge and glaring oversight.

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    1. MVEilenstein Avatar
      MVEilenstein

      What if the doors still work? Cover your load AND access it from the front.

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    2. sporty88au Avatar
      sporty88au

      I'm only guessing here, but it could be that the rear doors are repurposed as spare tire and/or toolbox covers. It would make more sense than having to access these things via the load area.

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      1. nutzforautos Avatar
        nutzforautos

        On professional cars (hearses and flower cars, some coachbuilders left the doors for this purpose. The more well-known coachbuilders did away with that on flower cars but a number of hearses and ambulances store their spare tire in a space that looks like a step when you open the rear door. The other side was storage or additional battery, etc.

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  12. humblejanitor Avatar
    humblejanitor

    Hate it. A waste of the passenger doors.

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  13. John david Avatar
    John david

    Thanks For Nice Posts this truly nice Post and Pictures and i hope more good information this site soon, i love my W108 and Today is very important for us to maintenance our cars but i am happy for mbzparts workshop who solve my all problems

    Reply
  14. Need for Speed telecharger le film Avatar
    Need for Speed telecharger le film

    Hey there would you mind stating which blog platform you’re using?
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