Not to change the subject, but are any of those 1980s Mercedes that appeared on the 1980s (actually from 1978-1991) TV show "Dallas" still around out there?
Some that I remember are as follows:
1978-80 280SEL (green)
1981-83 380SEL (green)
1984-85 500SEL (green)
1983 380SEC (gray)
1984-85 500SEC (gray)
1986-88 560SEC (gray)
1978-85 380SL (different updated years) (red)
1980-82 300TD wagon (tan)
1990 560SL? (champagne)