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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

Naw, you can polish that out just needs some TLC is all

That guy should feel bad for disturbing some poor rodent's home.

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"If it's in the newspaper it must be true." Dudley Do-Right

I hope somebody fixes it, man what a beautiful model that is.

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

I like this picture :

The junkyard where I used to work got a 280SE 4.5 in considerably nicer condition once. I actually drove it around the yard a bit. We tried to sell it as a runner for $749. No takers.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Anyone notice that the listed seller was "oursl". A very reputable Mercedes vintage dealer/restorer. I'm surprised they didn't clean that car up a bit before advertising it.

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If I had the shop I would love to take on that project. Such potential.... and I would do more than just add paint!

I would say needs a bit of bodywork and a respray . Seems to be too far gone for a paint re-cut.

Fan & radiator comes to mind...for starters...just to see IF they're available...then it's downhill from there...

What's that smell?

Is it...

Is it...

...doesn't that smell like Vaseline?

Happy bidding!!!

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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Oh what potential!

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Current vehicles the wife and I are restoring:
1966 W111 230S - near completetion
1976 280C - the wife's toy
1981 300SD - is already a beauty

I wonder which rodent took that bite out of the battery tray...

Bert

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'70 111 280SE/c 3.5 (4 spd manual) - sold
'63 MGB
'73 MGBGT V8

I think they are trying to create a sense of excitement that you have a real "barn find"

Lovely looking car - nearly at $3000 and reserve still not met I see...

If you follow the link to the listed website for more info, you'll see that they want(ed) $5,900 for it.

Bert

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'70 111 280SE/c 3.5 (4 spd manual) - sold
'63 MGB
'73 MGBGT V8

It seems rather sound, no real rust in the undercarriage, which is a good starting point. ft it's a reasonably low mileage car, it can be a good basis for a total restoration. But the cost in the end will be way above the price of a nice one on the market.