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1985 Mercedes-Benz 200 T Hearse Binz [W123]

1985 Mercedes-Benz 200 T Hearse [W123] in Saxondale, TV Series, 2006-2007 Ep. 1.03

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: — Made for:

1985 Mercedes-Benz 200 T Hearse Binz [W123]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Owner of this vehicle: Happybear606

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
Weasel1984 ◊ 2006-09-05 15:04	Based on W123.
salvation ◊ 2006-09-05 19:22	2 stars, it establishes the scene.
salvation ◊ 2006-09-05 21:04	I think the Coach builder is Pollmann? found this image of another W123 Hearse http://www.hearseclub.co.uk/images/members/shiv_and_mark_mercedes_pollman.jpg
Animatronixx ◊ 2007-12-20 11:29	No, it´s definitely no Pollmann body. I´d say it´s rather some British or Irish coachwork.
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-02-19 21:38	^ Yes and no, old friend still living in 2007! It's a Binz conversion, commissioned by Binz UK.
Gamer ◊ 2019-02-19 21:39	Maybe remove 'Hearse' as a model name?
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-02-19 21:45	^ No, we list "Hearse" or "Funeral Coach" or "Funebre" or "Begrafeniswagen", depending on the country. And by the way, this is how I often find unidentified or misidentified hearses which were added in the most recent 400 weeks.
Happybear606 ◊ 2019-05-08 21:30	Still living in 2019,Here she is.Owned by myself since 2010ish
dhill_cb7 ◊ 2019-05-08 21:32	@Happybear606. What year is it? I will list you as the owner! Very beautiful automobile!
Happybear606 ◊ 2019-05-08 21:35	Hi,Thank you,Shes 1984 AnimatronixX How certain are you its BinzUK? I always thought it was a uk conversion for a quite a few reasons
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-08 21:51	@Happybear606: Thanks for adding pic & info. Glad the car is still around! They are even becoming rare in Germany these days. The rear door looks VERY Binz-ish. Compare with a W115 hearse they bodied. Also the shape of the sideglass and the roof rail look that way. (Binz didn't make many hearses back then) German version here: What are your reasons for a UK conversion? (My theory is: It was coachbuilt at Binz/ Lorch, Germany for the UK). And just to have it complete: What engine does it have? -- Last edit: 2019-05-08 22:45:34
dsl ◊ 2019-05-08 23:03	We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided MERCEDES 200 T AUTO 1985 Registration number: B584 HFE Body type: Hearse Colour: Black Date of first registration: January 1985
Happybear606 ◊ 2019-05-09 00:34	Hi,I think you are right! Heress a pic I found earlier of a Binz w123 and for comparison here is mine Im presuming all Binz hearses were made in germany and then exported/imported? Its a 200T 2Litre Auto,It was UK registered in 1984. Cheers Lee,
Happybear606 ◊ 2019-05-09 00:38
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-09 13:02	Happybear606 wrote Im presuming all Binz hearses were made in germany and then exported/imported? Yes. What you have, is actually the closest you can get to an official Mercedes-Benz hearse (which doesn't exist)! Binz, who unfortunately had to close down in 2018, were located 40 km from the Mercedes-Benz headquarter and did various jobs for MB through the years. They were one of two major manufacturers of ambulances on extended MB chassis (all stretched by Binz for MB and other coachbuilders) and together with their main competitor Miesen they had an estimated market share of approx. 90% (including international contractors like VBK, Euro-Lans/ Hejde Ambulanser, Binz-Heuliez etc.), with the few others being ambulance coachbuilders like Visser or Akkermans (both NL), Bergadana from Spain and some more European coachbuilders. As they were not very good at archiving their stuff, no Binz production data are available and we don't know how many hearses they built in the 1980s - but there weren't many, that's for sure. (Fun fact: Binz contacted me back in the 1990s and asked for copies of all the Binz-material from my archives - to restock their own archive!) Nowadays, Binz hearses on any chassis are incredibly rare and I don't remember when I last saw one in real life. I've been monitoring the entire funeral car business for 25 years now and I don't think there are more than 10 units of the Binz W123/ VF123 hearses still around - worldwide. I'm glad to learn your hearse still exists and is in such a good shape! I sincerely hope you can enjoy and keep it (as you say: "her") on the road for many more years to come! -- Last edit: 2019-05-09 13:06:41

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