Any reasons I shouldn't beable to use a 71 250 as a parts car for 72 250? The engines are the same is the body?

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MB 72 250 M130.923 114.011 170k The Beauty

No reason at all -- the cars are virtually identical.

Ron
German Star

The major changes came in '73 where they revised the body slightly.

You will find very minor differences. The one thing that comes to mind is that the '71 carbs are better because they did not have as many emissions changes.

Not to be pedantic, but the big change in '73 was not the body, but the M110 twin-cam engine and a different transmission. That put the battery on the passenger side and the carb on the driver side.

The body changed in '74 with the black rubber on the bigger bumpers and ribbed taillights.

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Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe

Maybe it's different in the States. In Europe, the M110 280C and CE's were released in '72 (The two 280ce's which I own were both manufactured in 1972) Also the body revisions were made in August 1973.

My 76 300d is a 115, however they released the 300d as a 123 in europe the same year. The haynes manual from 76-80? only covers 123s. Some parts from the early 123s work on my 115 but it's trial and error. Best bet is to do an actual physical comparison of the two cars, check egines, trans etc...

If your 1971 250/8 is a 114.011, then it is virtually identical to the 1972 250/8. On the other hand, if it's a 114.010, then everything's the same except the motor, carbs, exhaust.

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My 72 is a 114.11 but I don't know about the 71 yet.. hopefully I will see the car this week.

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I got this much from the guy??

130.015 20 01 and t the rear of the block it says 280S/4.

Sounds like somebody had put a 280 motor in it at some point??

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MB 72 250 M130.923 114.011 170k The Beauty

Check your own engine.

The 114.011 car, badged as a 250/8 has an M130, the same 2.8l carbed motor as the 280/8.

The head reads 280S/A actually. I can see how he might think it was a 4.

If he opens the hood, stamped on the radiator support is the chassis number. It's repeated on the metal tag on the same support and on the windshield pillar and on the door pillar.

-CTH

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I'm pretty sure mine says 250 A but I'll look tommorrow.. I guess that's a better engine spec wise? Would it work with my transmission is the question?

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Both cars are 114.011. 1969 was the last year for the 114.010.

Ron
German Star

The change happened in the middle of the 1971 model year, not 1969. 69 was the year it was introduced.

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So the other car is a 114.11 and the engine black reads 130.293-12-008595 or 009595 the nines and eights are hard to read.


So why does it say 280 on the valve cover????

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MB 72 250 M130.923 114.011 170k The Beauty

> So why does it say 280 on the valve cover????

Because the M130 is a 2.8l motor.

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