Disqualified, too young.

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306D 1975 (camper) - rusting away
W116 450 SEL 1975 - sold
W114 long wheelbase ambulance, 3 litre diesel 1974

VW Golf 1 convertable - midlife crisis item
VW T4 van - support vehicle

is this what i get for trying to show you guys a mint vintage car??...I think I'll stick to my bimmer forum where people are much more receptive and nice...funny thing..they warned me about the lack of response and general jackassness of the benz folks...oh well. Your loss.

Beautiful car.

I can't believe the mileage is so low.

I've always loved the 116 body style.

Check out this nice thread on the W116 450 SEL's:


What happened to all the W116 - '73-'80 450 SEL's?

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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".

That's an nice looking MB. Don't let one annoying lad cement your opinion.

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Joshua

'71 250 - daily driver

It was while downloading a 400K photo of a speedometer that I thought of that sarcastic remark.

My comment led to me getting called an asswipe, an annoying lad, got me blamed for the general jackassness of Benz folks and led to a new member leaving this forum?

Jeez, lighten up folks.

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306D 1975 (camper) - rusting away
W116 450 SEL 1975 - sold
W114 long wheelbase ambulance, 3 litre diesel 1974

VW Golf 1 convertable - midlife crisis item
VW T4 van - support vehicle

of Sarcasm requires tact. Your post lacked it. Not in a bad way, but it wasn't obvious. We should all hug.

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Joshua

'71 250 - daily driver

Yeah that is a gorgeous W116. What is that? Diamond Blue or Silver?
Do you have the Euro-spec headlights up front?
The car looks BIG from the side! Yet it looks slim. Gotta love this design.

There's a solid choco. brown 300SD in my apartment (W116) and it was never washed for more than a month. It looked very neglected. Yesterday it looked so different! The owner washed it. The wheels didn't clean up though.. there were still black dust brake spots!!

A few days ago, a forum member posted a black 450SEL for sale. No rust (CA Car) for $2500? I think... If it was here I think i'd have bought it...

oh well..

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2008 BMW 335i Coupe

the car is Silver and I gotta say I love all of the chrome on it. The car was covered every day and the paint is immaculate...not a single scratch anywhere!...truly an awesome ride...I am very fortunate.

Could you do me a favor and let me know where you live?

Also, when you're gone, leave the keys where I can find them so I can test drive the car.

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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".

Oh, one more thing.

I've noticed that it's very hard to pick up 'tone' via these postings.

By tone, I mean humor, wit, sarcasm, tongue-in-cheek comments, etc.

Just something to keep in mind...

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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".

Great car! I would love to test drive a nice example of w116 450SEL some day. I'll be shopping for a "New" car next year and I can't decide if I want a real nice old car or an average new car.

Holson - They had the car IN your apartment? How did it get through the door?

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NOW: 2017 C43 AMG, 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, 1966 230SL, 1980 450SL (for sale!)
PAST: 2006 C230, 1997 E300D, 1994 E420, 1994 Neon Spt Cpe, 1984 300ZX, 1983 Celica GT, 1976 Electra Limited, 1984 Honda Nighthawk 650, 1979 Suzuki PE175, 1978 Suzuki DS100
www.mbca.org - www.sl113.org - www.ohio4x4.com

Ya wanna drop that one off at my place? I wanna drop a turbodiesel under the hood and drive the wheels off of it.

That is one truly fine example. You are indeed lucky to have found such a car. Take care of this beauty, but most of all...enjoy it!

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Lance Allison
Lance@LanceAllison.com

Current:
11 MB S550 4Matic, 55k miles, Designo Black/Black
14 Ford F150 XLT Lariat Crew, 73k miles, 5.0
Coyote V8 4x4. Black/tan.
09 GMC Envoy Denali, 5.3 V8, 4x4 SWB. 38k miles,
Jewel Red/Med Gray.

Gone:
87 MB 300SDL, 320k miles, Astral Silver/Blue.
98 VW Jetta TDI, 488k miles, Classic Green/Gray.
85 Olds 98 Brougham FWD, 4.3 DIESEL V6, 80k
miles, 3x Gray.

MBCA Member, Chicago Region

hey everyone..can I put hubcaps on this car to cover those wheels up???preferably silver ones..know where I can find them??