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For me it’s all about original overall condition — at least when I seek out a car. I do so in order to decide for myself whether I want to preserve or restore or modify a car. While not an expert, I am adverse to corrosion rot and rust issues and favor original paint over any non-factory applied repainting especially on these Mercedes Benz cars from the 1970-2000.
I own three and 2 are long term keepers while 1 is a retirement project car that is as close to the last car my parents owned but which I wasn’t able to find 35 years later after the estate attorney sold it to facilitate administering the trust.
I have this project car continuously for sale in the SF Bay Area — a very original 1980 57k 450sl — and while I’m not going to use this thread response to try and sell it — I do recommend that you check it out on CL to get an idea of what I consider original overall condition — my recommendation to you when seeking out what are now 40/50+ year old cars that are no doubt of high quality design, engineering and construction but subject to the ravages of time, elements and wear…
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