Vehicle Description
The vast majority of Mercedes 280s had the normal 2.8 liter
6-cylinder inline engine, but in 1970-1971 a customer could request
the big new 3.5 liter V8-at considerable extra expense-in the
2-door coupe or a cabriolet. Not many of either were sold, which
makes this car quite special.
Even more special is the fact that this car is an all-original
time-warp example in fantastic condition, with only 57K miles! It
is a three-owner car that has spent its time here in Colorado and
also Southern California. There is no rust or corrosion under the
body and no signs of any accident damage to the execllent original
paint.
Mechanically it is in equally fine shape and runs & drives very
well. The 3.5 has lots of power and feels like a modern car. The
beautiful original Cognac leather has a wonderful patina (and
smell) and door cards, headliner & carpets are all excellent.
The power windows and factory sunroof work fine and the car has
been recently serviced. The full packet of original owner's books
are included, along with a car cover and a few spare parts the
owner accumulated over the years-plus the original tools and
never-out-of-the-trunk spare wheel & tire. The trifecta collectors
always want are the floor shift option, original Behr air
conditioning and Becker Europa radio-and this car has all
three.
The cabriolet versions of these 111-series cars are nearing a
half-million dollars today, but the coupe actually has a more solid
structure and is otherwise the same car, but considerably more
affordable.