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Comments on the 108 chassis in The Star Magazine 1997 issue
I was going through some back issues of The Star Magazine, and in the Nov / Dec 1997 issue there is a great article on the 108 / 109 / 111 chassis written by Rich Taylor, Vintage Editor:
"I like Mercedes Benz W108 / 109 / 111s. I like them a lot. I know they're big, gas-guzzling boxes, but they're also the last of the quality "wooden" Mercedes as opposed to today's "plastic" Mercedes. I find them incredibly solid, rewardingly over-built, and remarkably modern for a model line that ended 25 years ago. And in today's market, at least, shamefully undervalued. Rich Taylor then goes into an interesting discussion about the five 108/109/111s he owned once at one time, one of which was a W111 300 SE 6.3 Coupe. The article ends with the following paragraph: "The 280 SE 4.5 is one of my favorite Mercedes, not the least because for years whenever I was around the factory designers or engineers on press trips to Stuttgart, I would always ask "What's the best car Daimler-Benz ever built." Virtually unanimously the Mercedes factory people would say, "Steel suspension W108 sedan with 4.5 liter V8. This is the best Mercedes ever." I knew it! My favorite Mercedes ever is also the 108 /109 chassis, and the factory people at Mercedes believed it was the best Mercedes ever. This is music to my ears!
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Paul S. 2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior. 79,200 miles. 1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron". |
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I took my 4.5 out for a ride yesterday, and I was thinking the same thing!
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Tim 300CE 280SE 4.5 Sandals (size 11) |
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