production figures by color?
 

hi folks, my benz is a moderately rare '70s color, 504 Englischrot. is there any way to determine how many cars were painted this color?

stats for other options would be interesting too, but the color is what got my attention.

Good question. I have no idea how many cars were painted Medium Red but I have only seen two EVER... And I own both of them :D

w123 300D interior colors
 

Yeah, how many Red interiors have you seen in Leather in a 300D? :(

I have smoke silver ext./red interior combo which some have said is rare, but who knows these days. Everything being sold on ebay is RARE!!!

Is it possible to get EPC to give this kind of data?

(I mean if you put in your VIN you get what you should have fitted etc - can it go the other way round?)

i don't know the EPC system - don't they require some grotty browser? - but if anyone wants to look on my behalf....
http://www.lithic.org/tmp/vin.jpg

Answer
 

The data does exist inside MB, I recall seeing it about 15 years ago.
It was mentioned a few times by automotive review journals, but most have changed their websites Dumping the antique (useless to them) data.

Here is a sample of the common data
The W123 Technical Corner

US Model Chart to 1946

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Not much help here, but my '82 240D is 504 English Red, and I found it was built the last month they used that color, December 1982. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I got the info! Get's WAY more attention and compliments than my '83 928S :(

haha caspermj, very nice :-)