The underpinnings of the coupe are identical to its sedan brothers. The front is suspended by unequal-length control arms and ...

Mercedes offered the W123 in coupe form as well, with a shorter wheelbase. The coupe actually arrived before the wagons did in 1978, with their assembly taking place at the Bremen factory.

Here we take a peek at some of the most significant vehicles made by Mercedes-Benz, one of the most influential car brands in history.

The W123 is a prime example of this phoenix-from-the-ashes kind of automotive turnaround. At the end of the 1990s, a Mercedes W123 coupe was the cool car me and my schoolyard friends coveted.

front 3/4 view of a black 1977 Mercedes W123 Coupe/ C123 driving down a street Rutger van der Maar via flickr.com ...

This is an AMG back from the time AMG was a small independent firm; a 1979 Mercedes 500 TE AMG fitted with AMG’s notorious 5.0-liter V8 conversion, and one of the just five W123 cars that ...

1981 Mercedes-Benz W123 300TD wagon pickupNothing to see here: From the front, this looks like a worn but stock 1981 Mercedes-Benz W123 300TD estate wagon.

For example, a Mercedes W123 Coupe used to cost RM70,000, but can now fetch RM200,000. “Rare models like the Pagoda can even reach over RM1 million,” he noted.

The W123-generation Mercedes-Benz mid-size cars were introduced in 1977 with the coupe version following the next week. Ford ...