Vehicle Description
This gorgeous coupe is the one to buy because the consignor spent
the last 5 years and $60,000 getting this car right. Here is his
email to me:
"So here is the story on the car. I bought it maybe three or four
years ago from the original owner in Beverly Hills. He just died
one year ago. If you Google him and read his obituary, it's
impressive. So I believe he was a supermarket magnate back in the
60s and 70s and ended up being extremely successful and becoming a
big shot philanthropist in and around LA. He commuted to work with
this car. And the only reason he gave it up was because he couldn't
bend over sufficiently to get in the car anymore when I met him. I
think he was 91 then.
He had it refurbished, including stripping it down, patching any
rust and completely repainting the car. His intent was to give it
to a grandson...it didn't work out. He said the interior is
original. I just can't believe that. It's too good.
In any event, it was a crapshoot because they wouldn't allow
visitors to their home prior to the sale. So I rolled the dice and
got the usual consequences. Mechanically it was completely shot and
eventually required rebuilding of the engine and transmission as
well as the replacement of absolutely everything related to fuel
and ignition. Look in the neck of the gas tank behind the rear
license plate, you'll see it was removed cleaned and coated inside.
From there all the way to the injectors, it was overhauled probably
twice, somethings three times...like the famous mechanical fuel
injection pump. That is the third one since I bought the car and
the first one that operates entirely correctly. Third or fourth
distributor, set of wires, etc.
Anyway, it has tortured me for the last two years that I lost the
file on this car. Fortunately all the books like owners manual,
radio manual, original steel identification card, service book,
were too big to stick in the file so they survived properly and
that is what my daughter will be dropping off for you.
I easily spent over $60,000 achieving mechanical perfection with
the car. Everything functions as it is supposed to . Even the air
conditioning blows cool .
Purists will also point out to you that the rear license plate is
lit both by the American standard which is a light on either side
and the European standard which was a light underneath. Or vice
versa. But in any case both versions are there for some reason.
Last weekend I drove the car from to Santa Barbara and back. Most
of the trip was at 80 or 85 miles an hour which is probably 4300
RPM. The thing just hums.
Recently a Mercedes interior expert sorted a lot of things for me
like the front kick panels, removing the seats and polishing all
pieces of chrome, removing the chrome door saddles, fixing
underneath, then polishing and returning the saddles along with
brand new rubber on both sides.
He's the kind of guy who might see the passenger kick panel was put
in place with three correct screws and one incorrect screw. He
can't leave that alone. His OCD requires him to correct any little
detail like that. Spent $3k on him as well. I need help.
A buyer might contend that the odometer/tachometer binnacle should
be wood, not leather. Not true. They changed in the middle of the
year from one to the other."
This car is completely sorted and turn key and comes with the
original owner's manuals and receipts for the work completed since
2016.
Clear California title, smog exempt.
Low rate financing is available with rates as low as 3.5% APR with
approved credit. You can apply directly on our website
(www.lagunaclassiccars.com) by clicking on the "Financing" tab.
We can also arrange delivery to almost anywhere.
We are always looking to consign and buy classic cars, muscle cars,
and European sports cars.
Our consignment program is simple: no cost to you if it doesn't
sell, 93% sell rate.
