1967 250 Se Euro Mercedes Benz on 2040-cars

Thank you for your interest in my Vintage Mercedes 250SE!

I purchased this car last year for restoration. But sold my house

and no longer have a garage to work in. So it needs to go to a new

home asap. This car is for sale locally and I can end the auction

early.

This is a very original, solid and rare surviving example of a

1967 Mercedes 250SE – Recently voted the #2 most collectible

vintage car out there right now, this is a classy, appreciating

classic. This particular car is exceptionally valuable in my

opinion for it’s remarkably original and well-preserved condition

with absolutely no rust whatsoever (other than some small patches

of surface rust on the body… Which could have easily and cheaply

been ‘glossed over’ before offering for sale but I believe this car’s

value is better preserved and more honestly displayed by still

wearing its original paint). … This car is also a rare 4-speed

manual transmission car, giving it a surprisingly sporty feel and

setting it in a class apart from the usual automatic cars. The Car

also has an amazingly low 119,000 original KM (the European

odometer reads in KM, not miles, so the car has only 119,000

KM, which is about 74,000 miles!) I believe this is original and

supported by the original service booklet in the car. Everything

on this car works, and there are no apologies or excuses here, short

of it’s shabby and faded original paint.

BODY/ EXTERIOR : As you can see, the original Aubergine

(Dark Purple) paint is faded in the big flat areas: Mainly the front

hood and roof. The sides and fenders of the car will actually

shine up nicely with a buffing. I believe this car could get away

with having only those panels re sprayed in order to look great, if

you did not want to pay for a complete re-paint. BUMPERS are

perfectly straight with perfect chrome and no damage

whatsoever. Lights and lenses are all good and work as they

should. Glass is all intact, clear and has no cracks or chips.

Windows (manual) all wind up and down easily, and do not leak

wind noise or rain. As you can see, car has rare and valuable

European covered headlights- dramatic and look excellent. With

some new paint this car is going to be a real looker! There is

some surface rust where the paint has chipped on the hood and the

roof. This is in face just surface rust and will wipe away with

some steel wool or fine sandpaper, and will easily be fixed with a

paint job. There is no chassis or ‘deep’ rust anywhere on the car

including in the trunk or spare wheel well.

INTERIOR/ DASH/ HEADLINER : This is where this car

really stands out! It appears that the interior may have been done

sometime in the past because it is very close to perfect. I would

rate the overall interior presentation at a strong 7 or 8 out of 10,

‘10’ being reserved for a show-winning perfect car. The headliner

is perfect and clean with no tears or sagging. Door panels all look

excellent and are clean. Carpet is the original expensive (and

long-wearing) German basketweave Sisal and looks great with no

damage. Seats are original and equally excellent. Wood is

getting a little bid faded, but still looks great and has a nice glow to

it. Would be easy to remove the wood trim and refinish it.

Original steering wheel is a dramatic piece all by itself and is

original and looks great. All dash switches work and look great.

ORIGINAL BLAUPUNKT RADIO is still present and working

great. Car also have original air conditioning, and all vents and

switches are present, although A/C compressor belt has been

removed. Compressor still turns by hand easily (is not seized).

It appears dash and door cap tops have been re-covered at some

time in the not-too-distant past and look great also with no tears

rips or cracks. Sun visors are even in great shape as is center

console.

MECHANICALLY, It has a freshly-rebuilt mechanical fuel

injection pump put on the car, only a few hundred miles ago, It

could use a tune-up to the car as well. Even from cold, car starts

right up on the first twist of the key and settles into a nice smooth

idle. It takes a couple of minutes for the old girl to warm up and

have full power at full throttle, but that is to be expected with 45-

year old technology! Engine sounds and runs great and has no

funny noises or smells or other issues. Warms up nicely and does

not overheat. Has no leaks at all. Clutch feels good and strong

and does not slip. Transmission shifts smoothly into each gear.

Car is geared very low, so it accelerates quickly to freeway

speeds, but honestly, gears are pretty short for modern travel. Car

will go 100 plus MPH, but it is happiest around 65-75. The ride

is very smooth and quiet, amazing really for a car of this vintage.

Brake calipers all look pretty new as do rotors, and brakes work

perfectly with no pulling, pulsing or squeaking. Very solid feel to

the four-wheel-discs. Everything on the car works as it should

and all lights and glass are good. All gauges work well. Heater

works well.

INTERIOR: Steering wheel looks great but does have two small

cracks. All wood is there and looks very good, but varnish is

beginning to fail. In order to be a show car the wood would have to

be re finished. It is all there though, and in my opinion looks a 6

or better out of 10 with a nice warm glow. Carpets look good

still and seats and door panels look absolutely great. Car has

most of its original sales literature including the birth certificate

from the Mercedes factory showing all the option codes. Car even

has an almost-complete original tool kit as well.

NOTE ON IMPERFECTIONS: known small imperfections are :

front seats were kept covered, but on the edges of the passenger

seats where the cover exposed the edges there are two sun

damaged spots which you can see in the photos. The front bumper

has a very small ding near the passenger side headlamp, The back

window ledge sisal has a small burn. The vinyl that is re-done on

the dash and door top panels is lifting in a spot and the rear

passenger side door top panel the edge of the vinyl is lifting off on

the bottom edge .