This car is probably the one somebody from Colorado was talking about on this forum a couple of weeks ago. Remember the guy afraid that spark plugs, ignition wires, fan belts, etc for the Haeckflosse are impossible to find??

He said the car drove extremely well with zero suspension play. But he was also wondering about solex carb rebuild kits.

You can patch rocker panels and paint em rustoleum black below the chrome strip. Rust behind headlights is what's fatal on the 111. Ask Mark Disilvestro, he will probably be here soon.

Also there's torn headliner and water stains on door panels in the pics. Dont worry about original paint gone flat. It can be buffed out using elbow grease, as it looks like part of the car had been done before the owner got lazy.

Regarding $650 delivery, I'm more wreckless than most but would meet the guy at Denver airport with tool box then drive it home using gasoline additives and coollant flush en route for "Italian tune up".... thinkin of Kansas City as 1/2 way point for cheap lodging. In fact I'd be looking forward to the road trip, grinning from ear to ear for more than 1,000 miles.

"Value" of the car is in how it serves you and how many miles it racks up when you own it. After they've had timing chain and valve work at/near 120,000 miles, these engines can get another 100k. And it's typical for finbodies to use 1 qt of oil at/above each 1,000 miles.

Lack of power steering is not really such a problem, just means you wrestle with it a little for parking.

It looks to me like a decent car at decent price, rare opportunity to own the Haeckflosse Benz which many consider the finest highway car that MB has ever built.

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'80 300SD/ w116
'79 240D 4-spd
'71 750cc Guzzi

previously owned:

'83 240D 4-spd
'77 280SEL 4-spd
'74 280/8
'72 250/8
'65 220Sb 4-spd
'63 220Sb 4-spd
'63 190c 4-spd
'61 220Sb 4-spd
'60 190b 4-spd