If you are really in the market for a 111 coupe (or any period Benz for that matter) expect to look at a lot of dogs before finding the one lacking rust, lack of maintenance and abuse. Since 111 coupes are rare that complicates matters some. I found mine on ebay and it was only 3.5 hrs away so i could go inspect it. I found some issues and ended up offering him $4000 less than his reserve and he took it but it was a average deal.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT