I cant wait for it to get here and join the rest of the Stable:D I paid less than he was asking also!!! The only other pic i can find of a W126 with a manual 5 spd, is a Mercedes concept picture. I have been looking for 4 days so far. If anyone can find more pics of another W126 please post them.

Boy, I just have to say, AGAIN, the front of that car is just beautiful. I'm jealous!

Does it have a trunk triangle? If not, you'll need this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-w126-EURO-trunk-lid-warning-triangle-clip_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q 3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem330283879100QQitemZ330283879100QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ 5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

When all the docs get here more info will be available:D

Yes it has one allready. but ive got antoher W126 1983 300SD w/ 125,000 original miles. hmmmmmmmmm thanks for the heads up:D

W126 5 Speed & W140 5 Speed
 

Rare and desirable car. Nice purchase!

I have seen W140 260SE and 280SE 5 speed stick shift cars for sale on Ebay Germany.

In some weird way I would love to have one of those cars.

geez what's the fuss about? I have a 280 se with a five speed... Good power curve I have to say. Is that long body that desirable then? I thought they just eat tires faster and are a ***** to park? Who ever takes their grandparents out for a ride nowadays anyway?

My 280 is for sale by the way. Runs good, needs front seal and some tightening up here and there:D

Congrats to the new owner of course, having a five speed is like not having to search anymore...

280SE 5-speed, Details? Location? Price?

Happy Motoring, Mark

car is in Belgium in storage. can be shipped this summer. all manual, including climate. No a/c. White on blue. Some rust. front seal leaks. I got it last summer in Germany, for the 5 speed, but the car is too good to junk...

Intresting still there are no W126 280SEL 5spds in the USA!!! Other than this one yet!!! Will be delivered tuesday:D come on someone has to have one or even a picture of one:cool:

A grey-market '83 280SE, with a 5-speed, turned up on eBay several years ago. The car was in upstate New York, but I wasn't able to go check it out, and there was a question of whether it would be able to make it through emissions inspection here in Northern Virginia, so I passed.

Happy Motoring, Mark

I'm soooo jealous, Merc Master. Have fun with it, I'd LOVE it if my 126 was a manual.

Well, its not the ONLY one in the USA. I know a older lady (that I have not seen in about 2 years) that had a MB like that, but hers was gray in color. I was a 280SEL and had the 5-speed manual shift. I did not know alot about MBs the first time I saw it, but thought it was strange a W126 was a 5-speed. I did not know about "gray market" cars then. :rolleyes: Last time I saw her, she was driving a 2007 Mercedes E-Class. :) Not sure if she still had the W126 280SEL or not. It was setting in her driveway for awhile when I last drove by there two years ago when I had a friend that lived in the neighborhood.

1984 280SEL
 

Dang, that sounds like a great car. It's too bad they didn't make the 560SEC with a manual. I'm looking for one right now, and the one thing I don't like is having to go to a slushbox. I just love a good manual transmission; even with the new dual-clutch transmissions and such that can match the equivalent manual-trans car with the best of drivers, there's just something right about fully controlling your own gearbox. Anyway, have fun with your truly unique (over here at least) ride. Hard to argue against a W126 with three pedals.