Bagged 1986 Mercedes 190E on AMG Hammer Rims From Thailand – Part 2

Continuing our previous article dedicated to a small privately owned European car collection from Bangkok, Thailand, we’re taking an in-depth look at the 1986 Mercedes 190E owned and modified by Chet Sriprawatkun.

“Being a long-term fan of European sports cars of the 80s and 90s, he’s always had a soft spot for the Mercedes W201 body style, and formed his own vision of a perfect 190 build. As soon as he managed to find a proper example for his project, the modification process began.”

Being a long-term fan of European sports cars of the 80s and 90s, he’s always had a soft spot for the Mercedes W201 body style, and formed his own vision of a perfect 190 build.

Lowered Mercedes 190e Brown with AMG rims

Like a sophisticated car guy and a creative mind, he’s always looking for something different and doesn’t mind it to be challenging, so no compromises on parts selection were made while putting the car together. Like many of us, the main things that he was focused on were the clean look and low stance.

Bagged Mercedes 190e W201 on air suspension

Mercedes AMG rims 17×8.5 up front and 17×9

To restore the reliability of his 190E and make it more agile on the road it was decided to swap a Mercedes M111 engine in place of an old beater motor. It was painted in glance brown color which looks perfectly period-correct.

Continuing the exterior theme you can notice a BBS front bumper, along with the side skirts and the rear bumper. The EVO1 spoiler sits on top of the trunk as a heritage to the famouns Mercedes 190E Evolution.

As you may have guessed from the extremely low clearance, this Mercedes 190E sits on a FeelAir air suspension and a set of staggered custom spec AMG Hammer wheels sized 17×8.5 up front and 17×9 on the back.