1973 Mercedes-benz 280 - Survivor Car on 2040-cars

US $7,900.00

Year:1973 Mileage:125200 Color: Blue /
Blue

Location:

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:2.8 I6 (M110)
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller

VIN: WDB11406012011948 Year: 1973
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: E-Class
Trim: 280
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 125,200
Exterior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Blue

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...

Background

This vintage 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280 was bought new at Continental Cars in Huntsville, Alabama. This dealership, by the way, was opened in the early 1960's by car enthusiast Jim Watson, who is rumored to have worked on Sir Stirling Moss Type 500 at Sebring. The same family owned this car for 40 years and kept it garaged for its entire life. It is very original and has its books/records plus a handwritten logbook of services performed throughout its life. I am selling this car for a friend who is a Mercedes enthusiast. He purchased the car from the original owner, but took a job where he travels frequently and simply doesn't have the time to drive it.

The Good

Amazingly original
Fresh tires
Rust free
Complete books/records
Recently serviced by experienced Mercedes mechanic
Will drive comfortably over 80MPH with power to spare (see pic)

The Bad

Was involved in a fender-bender at some point in its life on the front left quarter-panel and it isn't as perfect as the other panels (see pic)
Small crack in right rear tail light (see pic)
Occasionally bogs down under acceleration - needs to be driven regularly

Some info on this model

This Mercedes 280 is a W114 model. W114's featured six-cylinder engines and were marketed as the 230, 250, and 280. They were part of a new generation of Mercedes that were created in 1968, giving their ID plates the designation '/8' (due to their 1968 launch year). Because they were the only truly new cars of the so-called 'New Generation' and because of the '/8' or 'slash eight' designation, W114 models ultimately received the German nickname Strich Acht, loosely translated into the English Stroke Eight.

The W114 models were the first post-war Mercedes-Benz production car to use a newly engineered chassis, not derived from preceding models. The new chassis format of semi-trailing rear arms and ball-joint front end, first displayed in the W114 chassis would be used in all new Mercedes passenger car models until the development of the multi-link rear suspensions of the 1980s.

The Mercedes-Benz W114 was the mid-sized saloon model for Mercedes. The car was designed by French auto designer Paul Bracq who was chief designer at Mercedes-Benz for models from 1957 to 1967, a period that included models such as the Grosser Mercedes-Benz 600. The W114 received a facelift in 1973 - with a lower bonnet-line, lower and broader grill, a single front bumper to replace the double bumpers, lower placement of the headlamps, A-pillar treatment for keeping the side windows clear, removal of the quarter-windows, ribbed tail lights to minimize occlusion of the tail lights with road dirt, and larger side mirrors. The interior received inertia reel belts and a new padded steering wheel with a four-hole design.

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