Classic Mercedes W110 Lebanon - Meet the King of Kings

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Omar Ch Alchaar has travelled millions of kilometers with his beloved Mercedes W110 cab across Lebanon and many other countries. Learn more about the 89-year-old taxi driver from Bakhoun and his honorary title as the King of Kings.
00:00 Mercedes 1 Million Kilometers
00:12 Oldest Taxi Driver
00:33 Mercedes W 110
00:56 Omar Chukri Alchaar, Taxi Driver
01:50 How to become a taxi driver in Lebanon
02:34 Mercedes Fintail W110
04:54 Driving in Lebanon
05:47 Lebanon Economic Crisis
06:29 Taxi Bakhoun
07:25 Bakhoun King of Kings
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@jurajkolnik7335 Жыл бұрын

Mercedes should renovate his car and create a documentary about him

@jdperdomo Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that the king will rather keep his old beast. 😅 But I like the idea!

@MP-nl6he Жыл бұрын

Agree

@Betherek Жыл бұрын

If they renovate it at their current standards it will break in a few months

@kuttakammina9 Жыл бұрын

Restoration is the right word

@javadaghrab5687 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@abdulhamoui4376 Жыл бұрын

best memories when i was living in lebanon as a kid we got around in these great mercedes cabs

@abzinho10karim25 9 ай бұрын

I have been in his taxi a countless times.... what a lovely man.

@DWREV 9 ай бұрын

How lovely to hear from someone who has been a passenger in his car! Thanks for watching, and commenting! :-) We'd love to hear more about what it was like in his taxi. What route did you travel?

@AyandaGumede Жыл бұрын

Someone who’s been driving a cab for that long has every right to tell EVERYONE to learn how to drive 😂

@bekabeka71 Жыл бұрын

@Ralph Reilly where you from

@vasopel Жыл бұрын

@@bekabeka71 well he could be from...every place on earth that has roads,cars and drivers.

@farouqomaro598 Жыл бұрын

Darn! If only regulations allowed old taxis to run on the roads, we'd still have plenty of classic taxis around. The oldest taxi I've rode in was a 1968 Datsun Cedric back in 2008 before the law banning taxis older than 10 years came into effect. I've ridden in older Peugeot 404 and Mercedes W123 taxis, but those were in the 1980s, so they were not so old then. Hats off to this guy! He's a national treasure, and so is his car.

@himkay3211 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe I'm watching something positive for once about Lebanon. Finally a topic that has nothing to do with politics and the economic crisis.

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Maybe you should subscribe our channel 😉

@himkay5752 Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV I searched for Lebanon, not for cars. 😊

@iiiii5256 Жыл бұрын

I wish someone would cover Lebanon's crazy car culture. Lebanese love cars, they have more enthusiast cars per capita than anywhere else. Sports cars, luxury cars, classic cars, etc. Despite economic hardships they find a way to hang on to their passion.

@R1DER420 Жыл бұрын

4:06 that E30♥️

@volvoguy1979 Жыл бұрын

4:06 three legends in the same shot 😄

@Robbert_nl Жыл бұрын

What a lovely man with an awesome car! Great video!

@asifkhan-jg2rr Жыл бұрын

I love old Mercedes cars .. what a lovely old man

@note_finger Жыл бұрын

more content like this please. I daily drive a rusty 240D and it'll be great to see more classic mercedes videos edit: if that engine wasn't rebuilt then im sure that thing drinks ALOT ALOT of oil

@amalsamad9133 Жыл бұрын

هيدا لبنان 🇱🇧 الأصالة والتميز

@jeanclaudeelkhoury3464 Жыл бұрын

Lebanon is a nice country and rich in culture and landscape ❤

@mu34240 Жыл бұрын

الله حيو

@donbabilio8298 Жыл бұрын

Is it also rich in fanaticism and racism?

@frederiquekruger4818 Жыл бұрын

@@donbabilio8298 of course there has to be a negative and ignorant comment here.

@r.e.r.software7995 Жыл бұрын

Lebanon has a long love story with Mercedes....

@faizrizahi3456 Жыл бұрын

Salute for both the legends.

@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy Жыл бұрын

DW needs to show these videos to Mercedes leadership to go back to their old ways

@thomassmith5548 Жыл бұрын

Little bit

@antarmohamad6009 Жыл бұрын

Lebanon My country ❤️🇱🇧❤️

@TheHorsebox2 Жыл бұрын

It looks beautiful.

@alifarokhi3785 Жыл бұрын

Omar is Lebanon natural treasure Also if I am not mistaking another Mercedes’ E230 pass Omar with unbelievable load which I thought is pick up truck . But I was wrong. Mercedes Benz is Lebanon’s nation car and this video I proved it

@eliebechara3811 Жыл бұрын

I love the effort and the time put into this. But please use subtitles instead of dubbing: I would love to hear the people talk in theur native language.

@sprezzatura8755 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful man. Beautiful car.

@fennanimohammed5566 Жыл бұрын

وأنا كدالك سيارتي تجوزت المليون .من صنع ياباني ولازالت جيدة. أخوكم محمد من أكادير

@louvendran7273 Жыл бұрын

My older brother had the toy pedal version. I loved it "Politzei" edition. I've my fair share since W123, W124, W126, W202, W203, W204 & W210. My favourite was the W202 C230 Kompressor Sport. Lovely little car. I think BMW or Mercedes straight six is the most reliable as it is naturally balanced. However I do know that, E36 & E46 4 cylinder versions got excellent milage especially the manual gearboxes

@christiansanden8005 Жыл бұрын

The old Mercedes are fantastic, i drive my 350 SE from 73 and is still running without trouble❤❤

@alihassoun2311 21 күн бұрын

اعرف هذا الشخص معرفة شخصية واعرف ابنه ومنزله وسيارته ما زالت معه.❤😊

@emmanuelmeysman820 Жыл бұрын

He is sure a legend.

@willvandeusen7130 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome !

@meetbhuller6324 4 ай бұрын

Loved the video 👍

@zm321 Жыл бұрын

Simply superb! ❤

@lxlx3458 Жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you for sharing with us...

@lubomirdimitrov9011 Жыл бұрын

This mercedes is awesome

@sadhjmal1561 Жыл бұрын

Mercedes German tiger excels in work and performance 😊

@danielbartu7913 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos !!!!

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

So do we! Check out the other ones on our channel 😉

@fidelcatsro6948 Жыл бұрын

May Allah restore the country from its current financial turmoil and inflation ameen

@microdubber Жыл бұрын

You know, if Mercedes offered him a brand new E Class in exchange for this machine I bet he would decline.

@vladimirassalukas6726 Жыл бұрын

because it will not live over driving on emtpy tank and refuelling with 5L canister :D

@bobese5099 Жыл бұрын

Yeah he will. Thought the same as well. 👍

@baurjan123 Жыл бұрын

He would, sell the new Mercedes and buy a bunch of spares for his classic

@T.S.1020 Жыл бұрын

Mercedes should honor this man in some way. Perhaps a new car for him, or rebuild this one. It would be a fitting homage To a Mercedes legend.😊

@mtruchado Жыл бұрын

Restoring it instead of giving a new one

@fugubarakun4907 Жыл бұрын

I'm a life long fan of the W123, but have always wanted a W110

@Rambobambo007 Жыл бұрын

❤made me smile 😊

@Khatchigo Жыл бұрын

Hes happy and still like a champ because of he’s purpose to be able to work at the age of 89. Most of the people may get the retirement at the age of 60 but than what?

@ToxCcc Жыл бұрын

Where does passenger suit case go when the boot is full of car parts?

@curiousmind_ Жыл бұрын

There's plenty of room there you yourself might be able to fit in there

@rajuniversal2953 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING MACHINE

@camdenlighting8140 Жыл бұрын

Omar is brilliant

@camdenlighting8140 Жыл бұрын

World needs more people like omar. " He loves everybody and everybody loves him"

@sambasha747 Жыл бұрын

They are both legends!❤

@christiansanden8005 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic man and car❤❤❤

@amineawadabed Жыл бұрын

الف الف مبروك يا اخي بارك الله فيك وبارك في لبنان

@joshqunismayilov1996 Жыл бұрын

It means that oldtimer cars have best quality....

@bu_is Жыл бұрын

benz museum in germany should've do something to this car just like what has been done to gunther holtorf's g class

@hammmodjabeer7278 Жыл бұрын

The legend

@beatumss Жыл бұрын

Gut gemacht Taxi-Fahrer Konig Omar ❤

@jzhang9068 Жыл бұрын

What a sweet man! How can you not love him

@Lithuanian_Gemstones Жыл бұрын

GREAT!

@shabbos-goy9407 Жыл бұрын

Heckfloss!!!!

@nostalgiaevolution Жыл бұрын

Respects from Kashmir Pakistan Umar.🇵🇰❤

@kiyingigerald1712 Жыл бұрын

The legendary is driving a legend

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

Well said

@mikealkarout9555 Жыл бұрын

What a fn legend

@kriskross63 Жыл бұрын

Born in 1963. That‘s it. (Compare to Porsche 911 model, W100 „Der grosse Mercedes“ 600, several Italian dreamcars, .. too much to list) 😉😊

@user-nk1er1dz4w Жыл бұрын

مرسيدس تاريخ عريق

@mu34240 Жыл бұрын

جيد لا بأس ، تحياتنا لعمر

@abdulhamidchaker4003 Жыл бұрын

Lebanon🇱🇧

@user-kf6se6pr9q Жыл бұрын

*_Supir country😎_*

@BranmacFebail Жыл бұрын

Lebanese love Merc 😂

@Mrweewee Жыл бұрын

Bro they have a lot of old mers

@Neshx1 Жыл бұрын

Crazy

@ianlisii7765 Жыл бұрын

Back in the days when engineers designed the cars, not the marketing department.

@zed2960 Жыл бұрын

Half the time he wasn't even looking at the road but rather facing the camera haha or busy talking to the crew behind haha 🤪😂🤣 scary lol!

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

That's true 😄

@diogenes. 3 күн бұрын

You should you should see me drinking coffee talking on my phone and lighting the cigarette while driving

@donkgated8074 Жыл бұрын

Also, how did he get that Penrith Panthers beanie?

@rogernajm7447 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure he's a fan

@automobilerglanz4137 8 ай бұрын

Maşallah Haci

@blueice7700 Жыл бұрын

Surprised 🙀

@Schlipperschlopper Жыл бұрын

In France they now have a law called SCHLABOUBVE, from next year you can only drive 5000 KM with a combustion engine.

@curiousmind_ Жыл бұрын

Ah that's boring

@JustMax228 Жыл бұрын

Just a man and his ride

@smith4952 Жыл бұрын

Where did he get the panthers beanie from?

@benchitwood 11 ай бұрын

Nearly 70 years of experience? Omar is more of a classic than the 110.

@DWREV 11 ай бұрын

You can say that again!

@erolsensen3572 Жыл бұрын

Mercedes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Mercedes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@aymanbouomar5144 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@abdulhamidchaker4003 Жыл бұрын

Bakhoun baby❤

@robertlutz5757 Жыл бұрын

Hood Ornament is from an Imperial.

@martinliehs2513 Жыл бұрын

Are you the same Robert Lutz that succeeded Lee Iacocca as head of Chysler?

@robertlutz5757 Жыл бұрын

@@martinliehs2513 no I am not. But he is still alive and well at 90 now.

@johndavidwolf4239 Жыл бұрын

I owned one of those years age, the "4 on the tree' gear shift is something that I have never seen in any other car.

@taunuslunatic404 Жыл бұрын

Peugeot 504.

@sunbeam8866 Жыл бұрын

I learned to drive a manual in a '61 Ponton 180b. Actually '4 on the tree' was very common on European and British cars of the 50s, 60s, and into the '70s. There were even some vehicles with '5 on the tree'! 🙂

@Polat...300 Жыл бұрын

🇱🇧❤🇩🇪

@rayyanj2362 Жыл бұрын

بخعون ♥️

@malcolmSC Жыл бұрын

Mercedes cars of today will barely get passed their extended warranty. 😅

@sunbeam8866 Жыл бұрын

Many say unkind things about Mercedes tailfins. However, they are really a safety feature. From the driver's seat, they mark the rear corners of the car, which you can see while backing up. Try that with most modern cars!

@HG1985AAA Жыл бұрын

He's wearing an Australian NRL teams beanie. Penrith PANTHERS have supports in Lebanon lol

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

😆

@triode1212 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that. He must have relatives in Sydney.

@zulzulzulaan2396 Жыл бұрын

No 1 can beat Toyota🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@alijaffri4332 Жыл бұрын

Mercedes should give him brand new one as a complementary gift

@georgessafi9302 Жыл бұрын

The engine is a m115 with a stromberg carb, not period correct

@technicalitems731 Жыл бұрын

What is the correct engine for this car? I think he said the engine was almost as old as car indicating replacing? He bought it used in 1970s?

@sunbeam8866 Жыл бұрын

@@technicalitems731 I saw somewhere here that the car is 60, but the engine is 'only' 45!

@bishai Жыл бұрын

Imperial (Chrysler) hood ornament.

@martinliehs2513 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I noticed that too.

@dimitrismexias1129 Жыл бұрын

at 0.59 the oldman never saw the biker from the left .....🤣🤣

@elliot9634 Жыл бұрын

this man is an absolute hazard to the streets but god would i fight for his right to keep at it

@molnarrobert1893 Жыл бұрын

Firstly if you noticed he drives very slow,second do you see any major accident damage on his car that he drives for decades?

@curiousmind_ Жыл бұрын

Guy could drive with his eyes shut I'd worry about the young'uns who don't even have a license

@charlestimmis273 2 ай бұрын

I worry about the new punks in the street who should not have a license before I worry about this guy...

@roninronin6405 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a geat soul! drives the common mans Laundalet

@montesa35 Жыл бұрын

4-5km/L fuel consumption if not well maintained

@bigboss-oz2vi 9 ай бұрын

literally drive it till the wheels falls off

@Tintoycar 11 күн бұрын

Diesel or gasoline?

@raitshots Жыл бұрын

😎👍

@fuffoon Жыл бұрын

Its a rust free zone.

@martinliehs2513 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that this car was purchased by Omar in 1975, at the start of the civil war in Lebanon. Nevertheless, a million km over 60 years averages to about 16,700 km per year. By North American standards, that is not much, particularly for a commercial vehicle.

@DWREV Жыл бұрын

That's true. But look at the roads in Lebanon

@mtruchado Жыл бұрын

It runs... But the fuel sender and the instrument cluster seems to be dead because the car runs out of fuel with no further notice

@BMGSYT Жыл бұрын

Mercedes is the king👍👍

@fakenews3676 Жыл бұрын

Penrith panthers beanie tho 😂

@technicalitems731 Жыл бұрын

Tough old cars. I drive a 1980 Mercedes 240d manual w123 here in usa between North Carolina Tennesse and georgia. Slow as Xmas. Tough. I can use Jb Weld. Duct tape. Silicone. Wire. Coins. And zip ties to keep it running.